Cultivating Hope: Building and Funding a Strong Recovery Community

Thursday, April 13, 2023

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: A311-312 GWCC

Presenter(s)

Darrell Mitchell, MBA

President / Vice President / Executive Director
National Alliance for Recovery Residences / Recovery Communities, Aspire Indiana / Progress House
Indianapolis, IN
Beth Fisher Sanders, LCSW, LCAS, MAC, CCS

Standards Chair
National Alliance for Recovery Residences
Matthews, NC

Moderator(s)

Sherman A. Brown, MPA

Partner
McCarthy Strategic Solutions
N/A
Frankfort, Kentucky

As the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc, there is a need for community-based efforts to help address the needs surrounding substance use disorders. This session will explain the valuable role recovery centers can play in those efforts and outline steps for making them a reality.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the recovery community center model
Explain the beneficial impact of recovery community centers
Describe the desirable components of a recovery community center
Explain recovery residences and the national standards