Over generations, Indigenous people in the United States have experienced genocide, removal from their lands, forced assimilation that has stolen important language and cultural practices, and discrimination that causes higher unemployment rates, poverty, and poorer health....
read moreBlog
How Recovery Schools Make a Difference
The first recovery high school in the U.S. opened in Minnesota in 1987, and was designed specifically for students in recovery from substance use and co-occurring disorders....
read moreSeptember is National Recovery Month
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....
read moreQuitter: 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 more
