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Meet virtually with Cisco Webex. Anytime, anywhere, on any device.

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September 17 at 1 pm!

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Event Page | Jobs and Hope: A Reason to Recover

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Accelevents - Jobs and Hope: A Reason to Recover - Thursday, September 17, 2020 | Saturday, September 19, 2020 at . Find event and ticket information.

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September 22 at 12 pm via ZOOM

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People with lived experience of SUD play a critical role in helping others on the many paths to recovery. Greg Perry of the WV Certification Board for Addiction and Prevention Professionals (WVCBAPP)...

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State Legislature Virtual Meeting Graphic FINAL 9.9.20

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We are thrilled and humbled by all the community support for our region's first Free Naloxone Day, which is TOMORROW, Sep 2nd. 

You will be able to pick up free Naloxone, training, and recovery...

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Today kicks off National Recovery Month. West Virginia is going virtual to celebrate connections throughout the month of September. Check out the weekly themes and share events and resources. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #RecoveryMonthWV.

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SAMHSA’s 2020 National Recovery Month Webinar Series

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SAMHSA’s 2020 National Recovery Month Webinar Series

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Every September, SAMHSA sponsors Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover. The 2019 theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger.

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Jobs & Hope West Virginia is the state's comprehensive response to the substance use disorder crisis. Established by Governor Jim Justice and the West Virginia Legislature, this program offers support through a statewide collaboration of agencies that provide West Virginians in recovery the opportunity to obtain career training and to ultimately secure meaningful employment.

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ConnectingWest Virginiansto Resources Do you have a barrier to employment?Jobs & Hope West Virginia is the state's comprehensive response to the

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1. Complete the form below.
Note: Connections is an application for smartphones, numbers provided for landlines will not work.
2. Once the form is submitted, you will receive a download link via text message within 24 hours or the next business day.

3. Download and install the application and read the User's Guide.

4. Start using the Connections App, including daily check-ins, eTherapy, message boards and more!

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West Virginia - Connections: From CHESS Health

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Save a Life - Free Naloxone Day in Kanawha and Putnam Counties - September 2, 2020

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) is supporting a regional "Free Naloxone Day" across Kanawha and Putnam counties on September 2, 2020. At over a dozen locations, people will be able to pick up free naloxone (brand name: Narcan) and receive training as well as recovery resources.

More than three out of every four fatal overdoses in West Virginia in 2019 involved on opioid, with reports of opioid overdoses substantially increasing in 2020. Naloxone is a powerful and proven antidote for reversing opioid overdoses.
Participating locations:

Charleston - Cabin Creek Admin Building (Kanawha City), 104 ALex Lane

Charleston - Risen City Church, 1410 4th Avenue

Charleston - West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute, 118 Captiol Street

Charleston - Drop in Center, 1001 Smith Street

Charleston - West Virginia Health Right, 1520 Washington Street

Chesapeake - Chesapeake Healthcare Center, 11950 MacCorkle Avenue

Cross Lanes - Cross Lanes United Methodist Church, 5320 Frontier Drive

Dunbar - Serenity Club, 1225 Ohio Avenue

Elkview - Elkview Baptist Church, 1150 Main Street

Hurricane - Church of Christ, 600 Midland Trail

Montgomery - BridgeValley Community and Technical College (Davis Hall), 619 2nd Avenue

Nitro - Kingdom Life Fellowship, 405 1st Avenue S.

Scott Depot - The Depot, 6496 Teays Valley Road

Sissonville - Sissonville Health Center, 6135 Sissonville Drive

South Charleston - Cafe Appalachia, 206 D Street

St. Albans - Gateway Church of Christ, 422 B Street

Winfield - Winfield United Methodist Church, 20 Radwin Drive

Unless otherwise noted, locations will be open from 8:00am - 6:00pm the day of the event. All locations will require masks and social distancing.

This pilot day of action is convened by the ODCP and Addiction Response Kanawha and is made possible by the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, the CAMC Foundation, and the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.

A large consortium of groups is contributing to the planning and success of this event. These groups include: the University of Charleston School of Pharmacy, Cabin Creek Health Systems, Great Rivers Regional System for Addiction Care, Southern West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network, Drug Intervention Institute, United Way of Central West Virginia, Solutions Oriented Addiction Response, the City of Charleston, Cafe Appalachia, Prestera Center, Putnam Wellness Coalition, West Virginia Alliance of Recovery Residences, BridgeValley Community and Technical College, Chesapeake Healthcare Center, Risen City Church, Gateway Church of Christ, Church at the Depot, Winfield United Methodist Church, Kingdom Life Fellowship, Hurricane Church of Christ, Elkview Baptist Church, and a growing list of regional and local organizations.

If you organization would like to join the planning efforts, please contact Rachel Thaxton at Rachel.M.Thaxton@wv.gov.

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Save a Life - Free Naloxone Day in Kanawha and Putnam Counties - September 2, 2020 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) is supporting a regional "Free Naloxone Day" across Kanawha and Putnam counties on September 2, 2020.

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Follow Health Connections for Recovery Month updates!

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PLEASE, PLEASE SHARE, RECOVERY IS REAL! God & your family love you, those drugs do NOT love you!!!! Since this pandemic so many people are dying, you are worth ...

God didn't bring me through my struggles to be silent. I'm grateful for being clean today!

She drove with her papaw for the first time & he passed away, she's mad at God, blames herself, she gets addicted to medication, she's unhealthy & skinny, she lets her family down countless times, she can't see her nephew, missed many holidays, got fired from teaching, constantly lied to cover up her substance use disorder, blasted all over the news for having drugs on school property, fired from coaching, went to the psych ward, died 4x while my family found me each time, she was raped, went to Chicago & found heroin, went to Cali to get clean, relapsed after a year, started using any drugs possible, got into a relationship with a guy that burnt my apt down with my dogs in it, we jumped from hotel to hotel, he beat me up emotionally & physically, lost everything again for the 2nd time!

Please share in hope it may save somebody's life or give them reason to believe in recovery

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Join us for a full day of online events: Naloxone training, panel discussions, recovery stories, community resources and more.

International Overdose Awareness Day

Marshall University Collegiate Recovery Community is partnering with Southern West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network and many others to bring you a full day of events for International Overdose Awareness Day , August 31st from 9:00 am - 7:00 pm.

From 1999 to 2017, more than 702,000 people have died from a drug overdose according to the Centers for Disease Control . Each year we honor their lives and memories across the world. This year the CRC plans to honor their memory with Virtual Day of Hope.

Registration Required

This event will be hosted online and we made it easy for you to register by clicking HERE. You must register in order to receive the webinar link.

Event Schedule
9:00 am - 9:50 am

Welcome Address

Dr. Jerome Gilbert, president of Marshall Univeristy

Introductions by Sara Payne Scarbro, associate V.P. for external engagement at Marshall University Research Corporation (MURC)

Opening Panel

Dr. Lindsay Acree with the University of Charleston

Dr. Susan Bissett with the West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute

Cece and Bobby Brown of Ryan's Hope

Elizabeth Coffey, with DHHR's Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) and State Opioid Response (SOR)

and Rachel Thaxton with DHHR's Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP)

10:00 am - 10:50 am

Naloxone Training

Dr. Lindsay Acree

Kim Holmes with Concord University and Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center

Mike Holmes with Bluefield State College and Southern Highlands

Joe Solomon with SOAR in Charleston

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Survivor to Thriver: Recovery Story
11:45 am - 12:30 pm

Reducing Stigma Through Storytelling

Denise Hanson with GRASP and Walk Across America

Dr. Kristen Lillvis with Movable: Narratives of Recovery and Place

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Survivor to Thriver: Recovery Story
Jamie Menshouse-Lukhmanova with Marshall Univeristy and Prestera Center for Mental Health

1:50 pm - 3:00 pm

Public Policy Forum

Dr. Lindsay Acree

Joe Deegan with WVAADC

Dana Petroff with LEAD and Prestera

Delegate Mike Pushkin

Delegate Matt Rohrbach

3:05 pm - 3:35 pm

Survivor to Thriver: Recovery Story
Rebecca Tomblin a student at Marshall

3:40 pm - 4:40 pm

Post-Vention Services for Treatment & Recovery

Corey Dean with the Charleston Quick Response Team (QRT)

Bob Hansen with DHHR's Office of Drug Control Policy

Sue Howland with Prestera

Angie Hypes with Seneca Health Services Inc.

Connie Priddy with the Huntington QRT

and Jamie Styons with Southern Highlands

5:15 pm 6:00 pm

Become a Naloxone Trainer

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Join us for a full day of online events: Naloxone training, panel discussions, recovery stories, community resources and more. International Overdose Awareness Day Marshall University Collegiate Recovery Community is partnering with Southern West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network and many others to bring you a full day of events for International Overdose Awareness Day , August [...]

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