National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month - September 2009

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2008 Recovery Month Toolkit Wins Public Relations Society of America 2009 Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation

(7/21/2009 )

2009 Bronze Anvil Awards

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) won a 2009 Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for its 2008 Recovery Month toolkit.

PRSA, a major force in the professional development of today's public relations practitioners, recognizes excellence in public relations through a variety of awards programs, including the Bronze Anvil awards. This award was created by PRSA in 1969 to recognize outstanding public relations tactics — the individual items or components of programs or campaigns.

The 2008 Recovery Month toolkit theme, “Join the Voices for Recovery: Real People, Real Recovery,” emphasized the importance of treatment and recovery, and the positive effect that unique stories of recovery can have on those suffering from substance use disorders. This theme recognized the impact real people and real stories have on getting people into treatment and recovery, and celebrated the commitment of people in recovery from substance use disorders.

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The Recovery Month effort aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of treatment providers, and promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders in all its forms is possible.

Materials and events posted on the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month) Web site are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.