The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

National Recovery Month



September is Recovery Month
Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.



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D0D's Breath2Relax App
Breath Relax
D0D's Breath2Relax App

A free stress management app with a breathing exercise to decrease the body's stress response, help with moods, anger control, and anxiety.

Recovery Month Event - June 29
The McShin Foundation
McShin Recovery Alumni Picnic, Mechanicsville, VA, June 29

McShin Foundation’s recovery alumni picnic with food, music, and recovery from 3 p.m. to dusk.

Suicide Prevention Hotline
Suicide Prevention button
SAMHSA's Suicide Prevention Hotline

No matter what problems you struggle with, hurting yourself doesn’t help. Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to talk to a counselor at a Lifeline crisis center near you.

Talk, They Hear You Campaign
They Hear You
SAMHSA’s Talk, They Hear You Campaign

SAMHSA's PSA campaign helps parents and caregivers start talking to their children early about the dangers of alcohol.



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Dr. Clark Welcome Video





Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for substance use and mental disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.

National Recovery Month 2013

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  • Behavioral Health is Essential to Health
  • Prevention Works
  • Treatment is Effective
  • People Recover
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.

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