Voices for Recovery

Lois (05/06/2010)

People can and do recover. I have been in recovery for 29 years. As an invdividual with a dual diagnosis, I would like to urge others to show acceptance and help lesson the stigma that seems to run in "recovery" communities. People recover from a number of things. My spirituality is the cornerstone of my life. Turning things over to my higher power and treating everyone in my life with unconditional high regard is a moment to moment challenge. Recovery is contagious! Catch it.

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
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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.

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration • 1 Choke Cherry Road • Rockville, MD 20857 • 1-877-SAMHSA-7