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Training: 2010 Statewide Community Forum
Community Forums: Addressing Barriers to Sustained Addiction Recovery
Faces & Voices of Recovery is conducting a Statewide Community Forum in Austin , Texas on Wednesday, January 19, 2010 to address discrimination against people in or seeking long-term recovery from addiction, and we are seeking attendees and potential speakers at the forum.
What: Texas Community Forum on January 19, 2011
What: Oregon Community Forum on February 23, 2011
What: Florida Community Forum on March 5, 2011
The forums are co-sponsored by local recovery community organizations to address the obstacles and barriers that prevent or inhibit Americans from achieving long-term recovery from addiction. We’d like to hear about your experiences – and those of your friends, neighbors, colleagues, and constituents – with discriminatory policies, negative attitudes, and other barriers to sustained recovery. We also encourage people to speak out about policies and programs that have had a positive impact on sustained recovery.
Topics covered will include:
*Housing and homelessness
*Employment
*Re-entry and criminal justice issues
*Education
*Family reunification
*Public understanding of recovery
We are seeking attendees and potential speakers who are:
* Members of the organized recovery community (including individuals in long-term recovery from addiction and co-occurring disorders, family members, and allies.)
* Treatment and recovery support service providers
* Experts in addiction, mental health, and co-occurring recovery
* Policymakers
* Business leaders
* Representatives from other services (e.g., criminal justice, child welfare, social services, primary care, etc.)
For more information, contact Eric McDaniel at 202-737-0690 or emcdaniel@facesandvoicesofrecovery.org. We look forward to hearing from you. Join us!