Upcoming FARR Event: About FARR The Florida Association of Recovery Residences (FARR) was founded in 2011 out of the need to evaluate and monitor standards-based recovery support services provided in community-based, residential settings throughout Florida. FARR is the Florida Affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR). Our Philosophy FARR  supports Recovery Residence providers in their effort to deliver quality recovery-oriented housing opportunities to persons in recovery who seek to reside in abstinence-based, peer supportive environments. We believe this is best achieved through encouraging and monitoring provider compliance with national standards promulgated for this purpose. We further believe that all people have the right to recover in an atmosphere which meets their special needs as well as their basic needs for safety, dignity and respect. Our Intent To fairly certify Florida Recovery Residences, on a voluntary basis, as having demonstrated compliance with the NARR Standard and FARR Code of Ethics. FARR provides training for owners, managers and staff of Recovery Residences to enhance and inform their delivery of quality services. Our Commitment FARR is committed to provide fair, impartial support and encouragement to recovery residence providers who express a willingness to achieve compliance with the NARR Standard and FARR Code of Ethics. FARR is further committed to participate in academic research studies focused on ROSC, Recovery Management and residents’ personal  development of Recovery Capital. FARR Annual Summit 2015 - Orlando August 4 @ 8:15 am - 5:30 pm Cost: 105 Dollars Event The 2015 FARR Summit will be held at the Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate in Orlando onAugust 4th, 2015. The 300 seat venue is expected to sell out due to passage of HB 21 into law, effective July 1, 2015. Recovery Residence owners and managers of all four distinct support levels (I, II, III & IV) will want to attend the Summit to learn how the law impacts their operations. If certification is voluntary, what’s the big deal? What are the national standards referenced by the law? What’s a “Recovery Residence Administrator”? Who is required to pass level 2 background checks? These and other questions will be addressed during the FARR Summit. Beyond a comprehensive discussion regarding the legislative impact to PHPs, IOPs and Recovery Residences, the FARR 2015 Summit focuses on Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) and Recovery Management (RM) For More I.nformation http://farronline.org/event/farr-2015-summit/ Visit The Addict's Mom at: http://addictsmom.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

Screen All Massachusetts Public School Students for Substance Use, Advocates Urge - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Screen All Massachusetts Public School Students for Substance Use, Advocates Urge - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

July 22, 2015 PRO-ACT Goes to Harrisburg Advocating for Drug and Alcohol Addiction Budgets  Call to Action On July 1, Governor Wolf vetoed the 2015-16 budget the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed on June 30. The budget submitted to the Governor for his signaturecut $26 million to fight the epidemic of opioid-based overdoses and deaths in Pennsylvania. This includes $6 million from Governor Wolf's proposal (view here) and Representative DiGirolamos' (R-Bensalem) $20 million amendment (view here) to establish an Emergency Treatment Fund for opioid addiction and overdose. Advocacy voices for education, pension reform, liquor store privatization, mental health and the environment budgets are strong. But voices for drug and alcohol prevention and recovery need more support! Everyone who cares about access to drug and alcohol recovery services needs to call their Pennsylvania House and Senate Representatives (find your legislators here). Tell them to restore the $6 million from the Wolf budget and the $20 million for the Emergency Addiction Treatment Fund.  Seven Pennsylvanians are dying every day from drug overdoses.  Without a passed budget, funds for community organizations and non-profits are on hold and can limit resources for individuals needing services. This is a health crisis! When Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center invited Pro-Act Public Policy to speak at a press conference on the steps of the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg, we went. Tara Lawley-Bergey of Derik's Jedi Project, gave an impassioned speech. "2,489 drug-related deaths occurred in Pennsylvania in 2014 and 800 heroin overdoses. My brother, Derik Lawley, is now part of the 2015 statistics, and the numbers are rising at an alarming rate. My brother suffered on a daily basis for three years with his demon heroin. Sadly he lost his battle on May 7, 2015. Hel loved his family, his daughter but he did not love his life. Heroin helped Derik escape his reality; put him into a sleep that allowed him to forget. My brother suffered from a mental illness, not a moral failing. Had Governor Wolf's budget been in effect it would have increased access to life saving therapies and given Pennsylvanians, like my brother, access to the treatment they need. It was preventable! Governor Wolf's proposed budget includes funds to provide mental health and drug and alcohol treatment. Funds that could prevent death!  Funds that have been cut!  We are asking you to reject the General Assembly budget, return to negotiations, restore the $26 million......" View Tara's full speech here. You can have a voice by calling your legislators. National Recovery Night at the Baseball Game! Phillies vs. Cubs Saturday, September 12, 2015 6:00 pm Gathering - 7:05 pm Game Time            Citizens Bank Park North Pattison Avenue,                  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148 Amber Baughman will be Throwing Out the First Pitch! Amber won this prize by being Captain of the Minions of Chaos team who walked last year and raised the most donations for Recovery Walks! 2014. Enjoy a fun night of Phillies baseball with about 500 other fans in recovery! See the Phillies take on the Chicago Cubs at home without everyone around you drinking beer! For the 10th consecutive year, PRO-ACT will participate in this annual baseball game, developed to gain national visibility for recovery in celebration of SAMHSA's National Recovery Month in September. Attendees are requested not to consume or purchase alcohol. Would YOU like to know how YOU can throw the first pitch next year? Become a Team Captain for Recovery Walks! 2015, September 19.  Read more about it at www.recoverywalks.org. Form a team, sign up for Honor Guard, and more! To order Phillies tickets and pay online go to www.councilsepa.org and click on the Phillies logo on the home page.  Tickets are $20, which includes a donation to PRO-ACT. For further information contact PRO-ACT's Fred Martin at 215-923-1661 or email:   Fred Martin PRO-ACT Recovery Walks! 2015  Penn's Landing, Philadelphia Saturday, September 19 Register Free . Form a Team . Volunteer . Donate . Sponsor Join the Honor Guard (living in recovery 10+ years) click link recoverywalks.org   Team Captain Support We have many tips learned over the years to help Team Captains. Come to one of our Team Captain Kick-Off meetings where you'll learn how to organize a team, sign up online, and get copies of helpful tools. We even have a contact in case you want to order customized t-shirts for your team. Wednesday, July 22, 6 - 7 pm  Main Line Office 1062 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 22-A Rosemont, PA 19090 To register, please contact Rick Young here or call 484-383-0802.   Thursday, July 23, 6 - 7 pm Philadelphia Recovery Training Center 444 North 3rd Street, Suite 307 Philadelphia, PA 19123 To register for either, please contact John Carlson here or call 215-923-1661. Another helpful resource is our Team Captain's Kit. However, if you have specific questions about organizing your team, call Steve Calderbank at 215-345-6644 or email him here.        AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to The Council. Go to www.smile.amazon.com  Log in with Amazon account info or register if you are a new member Type in The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc. and click SEARCH We will come up, hit SELECT Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to The Council.    Our Mission  To provide resources and opportunities to reduce the impact of addiction, trauma, and other health related issues.     We offer prevention, intervention, assessment, counseling, education, advocacy, and recovery support services. DONATE Donations help us to reduce the impact of addiction for more individuals and families. The Council is a 501(c)(3) organization. Click here for Employment Opportunities Click here to Join Our Mailing List councilsepa.org Confidential Information/Referral Line: 800-221-6333

July 22 CHP 6 v 2 v 3 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALMS

Have compassion on me ,Lord ,for I am weak . Heal me , Lord ,for my bones are in agony.

I am sick at heart .How long , O Lord , until you restore me?(GODS BIG BOOK)

Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and that our lives had become unmanageable.

When your sick ,you go to a doctor to get an antibiotic and you get better !At least most of the time that's how it happens. Now your addicted and you need help and you go to a doctor and you are told ,their is something wrong with your head so keep coming back and we will talk about why your head is messed up and while we are at it I want you to take these four different pills three times a day . One year goes by and your worse off than when you started ! Read the verse above and ask yourself ,does my heart hurt ? That is where 100 percent of our sadness and pain comes from . Get your heart right by forgiving yourself and others ! God and Jesus are the only higher Powers that can fix a broken heart .How many pills and visits to the shrink is gonna take for you to realize ,this is not working for me ,I need more and I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. 

restore - return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position.

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

(GODS BIG BOOK) By Joseph Dickerson

More Obituaries Refer to Addiction as Heroin Overdoses Increase - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

More Obituaries Refer to Addiction as Heroin Overdoses Increase - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

White House Announces 46 Drug Offenders Will Have Sentences Commuted - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

White House Announces 46 Drug Offenders Will Have Sentences Commuted - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids