Utah Recovery Day – USARA

Utah Recovery Day

Join the voices of recoveryDuring the month of September, USARA and a variety of recovery community organizations host Recovery Day celebrations throughout the state of Utah. This is in honor of National Recovery Month. National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) is a national observance that educates Americans on the fact that addiction treatment and mental health services can enable those with a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life.

Recovery Day events are a community celebration for individuals, families, friends and agencies supporting Recovery from Substance Abuse. Recovery Day events include free activities such as local speakers, a 5K Run/Walk, live music, free food, treats, prizes and fun activities for young children.

For more information about a 2013 Recovery Day Event in your area click on the link below: 

Celebrating Recovery!

Recovery celebrations are important for so many different reasons – they’re an opportunity to put a face and a voice on recovery and to advance our advocacy agenda. Join us this year!

For more information email us at info@myusara.com

National Recovery Month

National Recovery Month’s main focus is to laud the gains made by those in recovery from these conditions, just as we would those who are managing other health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma and heart disease. 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.

Recovery Month, now in its 22nd year, highlights individuals who have reclaimed their lives and are living happy and healthy lives in long-term recovery and also honors the treatment and recovery service providers who make recovery possible. Recovery Month promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible and also encourages citizens to take action to help expand and improve the availability of effective recovery services for those in need.

Celebrated during the month of September, Recovery Month began in 1989 asTreatmentWorks! Month, which honored the work of the treatment and recovery professionals in the field. The observance evolved to National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month)in 1998, when the observance expanded to include celebrating the accomplishment of individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. The observance is evolving once again in 2011, to include all aspects of behavioral health and will now be known as National Recovery Month (Recovery Month).

Each September, thousands of treatment and recovery programs and services around the country celebrate their successes and share them with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues in an effort to educate the public about recovery, how it works, for whom, and why. There are millions of Americans whose lives have been transformed through recovery. These successes often go unnoticed by the broader population; therefore, Recovery Monthprovides a vehicle to celebrate these accomplishments.

To learn more visit: http://www.recoverymonth.gov/