SAMHSA's Road to Recovery Update

The Road to Recovery Update keeps you informed about activities leading up to National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month) in September. Feel free to forward this information to friends and colleagues, include it in newsletters or listservs, or link to it from your Web site.

Time Is Running Out to Submit for the 2009 Ramstad-Kennedy Annual Award Nominations

The Recovery Month Planning Partners have called for nominations for the second annual Ramstad-Kennedy Award for Outstanding Leadership by a Single State Authority Leader. The 2009 award will be presented during the June 4-7, 2009 NASADAD annual meeting in Syracuse, NY. Michael Botticelli, Director of the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health won last year's award. Nominations due March 31, 2009.

Today's Webcast: The Road to Recovery: Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal

Tune in and join Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the first Webcast of the 2009 Road to Recovery season. Today's Webcast will look back at Recovery Month events held across the country in 2008 and set the stage for another successful celebration in September 2009. In addition, "Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal" will help guide individuals, organizations, and communities as they plan and host events to raise awareness about the benefits of addiction treatment and the rewards of recovery.

April and May Webcast flyers are also available on the multimedia section of the Recovery Month Web site.

Help us to continue to grow in our efforts to improve the lives of individuals and their families affected by alcohol and drug use disorders!

Upcoming Webcasts

4/1/09 - Treatment 101: Recovery Today

5/6/09 - Providing a Continuum of Care: Improving Collaboration Among Services

Help Us Promote Recovery Month 2009!

The 2009 banners for our 20th Anniversary: Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal are now posted on our Web site. Please place the banner on your Web site to link to http://www.recoverymonth.gov/ and bookmark the site on computers in your organization, school, or library to help us reach more people. If you had the previous year's Recovery Month banner on your site, please update the banner with the 20th Anniversary banners provided.

The Recovery Month Observance and Events Occur All Year Long!

The Recovery Month observance is not limited to September. Events can be held all year long to increase the education and understanding of addiction, treatment, and recovery issues. Start planning your events, proclamations, and observance, and post them to http://www.recoverymonth.gov.

About Recovery Month

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, celebrating 20 years of observance in 2009, is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. For more information about Recovery Month, visit http://www.recoverymonth.gov.