Reporting Back From Baltimore! Thursday, Dec 16 2010

The two women selected from Women In New Recovery attended a young peoples network for recovery. They participated by responding to 4 panels. The panels included a variety of people. Included were, young people in recovery, representatives from SAMHSA, Interventionist, Family member’s of those in recovery etc. Also in attendance were Washington appointed personnel such as David K. Mineta,Deputy Director of Demand Reduction  White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Kevin Jennings, Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education – Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS). One room was packed with an amazing collaboration of energy and strength all to help put a voice on recovery.

Mid day everyone broke into small groups to get down to issues such as sober recovery homes, the stigma put on addiction and recovery, prevention, as well as solutions. Those who usually do the speaking, attended solely to reverse their usual role, and listened.

A huge part of this meeting was how to promote recovery and focus the public’s attention to those with the disease of addiction. A question was brought up:Why is it that you see pink ribbons everywhere for breast cancer awareness, or red ribbons for AIDS awareness, but there isn’t a ribbon to recognize those in recovery from addiction? This meeting allowed the selected young people in recovery to collaborate with one another and formulate strategies on  how to get the message of recovery out there.

 

“The amazing group that attended was able to really put a face and voice on recovery this past week. It was an opportunity to stand up and begin a new chapter for recovery, it was a blessing.”

-Carly Pellegrini

The day long meeting ended, and the two women explored the gorgeous city of Baltimore. They were able to see historic Jones town, Little Italy, and taste the freshest seafood you can get. View the slide show below to view what Carly documented during her adventure in Baltimore!

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Big News Here at WINR! Two WINR Women Have Been Selected To Be A Part Of Something Fantastic! Monday, Dec 6 2010

That’s right! Women In New Recovery is proud to announce that two WINR women have been selected to be a part of The Young Peoples Network Dialogue On Recovery! The YNPDR has been formed by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which will convene the Young People’s Networking Dialogue on Recovery in Baltimore, MD on December 13, 2010.

This meeting will provide participants – primarily young people (18 – 25 years of age) in recovery and family members of young people in recovery, an opportunity to share creative ideas aboutdeveloping a community-based recovery-oriented system of care for young people in or seeking recovery.

Up to 50 young people and family members of young people in recovery
will interact and participate in panel presentations and working groups on a diverse range
of topics to give a voice to their ideas and creative input for how to improve care and
support.

Among other topics the 50 selected participants will:

• Provide a forum for young people to describe the challenges and successes of their own personal recovery that could inform elements of a new recovery-oriented system of care.
• Elicit from young people concepts and services that they identify as being critical to recovery, including home/school/community recovery capital, relapse prevention and interventions, meaningful family involvement where appropriate, and overcoming stigma and discrimination.
• Provide a forum for family members to describe the gaps they identify in current treatment and recovery programs, policies, and research activities that could be addressed in a new recovery-oriented system that increases family involvement at the practice, program and policy level of recovery programs.

This is a fantastic accomplishment, and one more miracle of sobriety that these women should hold up high! Congratulations ladies!

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