Now in its 22nd year, 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 substance use or mental disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. The observance’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.
Join SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) in getting the word out. For instructions on how you can promote this important month-long observance, click here. And for more information on Recovery Month itself, please visit the website.