We observe National Recovery Month in September to celebrate the millions of Americans who are in recovery from mental health and/or substance use disorders. In 2014, 20.2 million adults in the U.S. had a substance use disorder and 7.9 million had both a substance use disorder and another mental health condition. With support, treatment, and strong community connections, people can and DO recover....
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Quitter: KCRC gets Real with Author Erica Barnett
KCRC Presents was honored to host Erica Barnett this month for a community conversation and reading from her new book Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery....
read moreComing Full Circle: A Reflection on My 25th Recovery Birthday
This May, I celebrated twenty-five years of long-term recovery on Cinco de Mayo. Cool, huh? Everyone parties on my recovery b-day! Right around then I had taken my daughter ...
read moreCancelling Recovery Day at the Mariners This Year
Out of concern for the health and safety of our supporters, volunteers, staff, and the recovery community as a whole, sadly we will not be kicking off National Recovery Month with our 2nd Annual Recovery Day at the Mariners on August 30th as planned...
read moreIntroducing the new WRA Executive Director, Ely Hernandez!
On behalf of the Washington Recovery Alliance’s Board of Directors, we are excited to announce Ely Hernandez as our new Executive Director! Ely comes to the WRA from her position as a Program Manager at Sea Mar Community Health Centers...
read more2020 Legislative Priorities Wrap Up
Legislative session has officially wrapped, even as our legislators are hard at work addressing the impacts of COVID-19 in our state. We had some great wins, and we’ve got some work left to do. Here’s where the WRA 2020 legislative priorities ended up. ...
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