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National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month will be celebrated in September 2005. Now in its sixteenth year, Recovery Month honors those individuals who have overcome addiction to alcohol and other drugs and to offer hope to those who have yet to embark on the journey. Recovery Month also recognizes family and community members who support recovering individuals. As drug court professionals, we understand that recovery requires a team effort. The theme of this year’s Recovery Month, “Join the Voices for Recovery: Healing Lives, Families, and Communities”, says it all.
NADCP is proud celebrant of Recovery Month, and we are excited to partner with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote this observance. The Recovery Month planning toolkit, prepared by SAMHSA and available at www.recoverymonth.gov includes a wealth of material that you can use to plan your own Recovery Month celebrations.
Recovery Month represents an excellent opportunity to raise awareness in your community about the challenges and possibilities of recovery from substance abuse and addiction. This may also give you an opportunity to highlight Drug Court as one of the roads to recovery. I hope you will take advantage of the materials in this planning toolkit, and join us in making this year’s Recovery Month the most successful ever!
Sincerely,
Judge Karen Freeman-Wilson (ret.)
Chief Executive Officer
National Association of Drug Court Professionals