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eNewsletter - June 3, 2009
Invite your US Representatives to attend
June 11 Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus briefing
Members of Congress and their staffs are invited to attend a June 11 briefing on managing addiction as a chronic illness that will feature Beverly Haberle from Pennsylvania Recovery Organization – Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT) talking about how recovery community organizations are providing peer recovery support services and other speakers. As Congress debates health care reform, make sure your member of Congress attends by calling him or her today!
Wellstone/Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Faces & Voices of Recovery joined with allied organizations to respond to the request for information (RFI) from the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury as they develop regulations to implement the new law. The Act was will go into effect on January 1, 2010 for most insurance plans, whether or not regulations have been finalized.
Run for Recovery, Run for the Children
Faces & Voices is excited to partner with the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA) on this year’s Marine Corps Marathon. We hope that you can join us in Washington, DC as a runner or volunteer this October. Register with us today!
Resources
The Association of Recovery Schools is hosting its' 8th annual conference "Race to Recovery" from July 23-25, 2009 in Indianapolis, IN. More information here.
The Justice Policy Institute released two reports showing that states spend billions of dollars to incarcerate youth in juvenile justice facilities and adults in prisons, but the money could be reinvested in community-based alternatives to save states money in the long term, preserve public safety, and improve the life outcomes of individuals. Learn more…
The Legal Action Center and Partners for Recovery’s next webinar is on the Legal Rights of People with Criminal Convictions. It’s on June 11 at 1:30 pm Eastern.
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