By Mariam Mezgeb My faith has never lived in just one room. In my first year of recovery, I was struggling. The gift of desperation, that jolt of pain sharp enough to make you finally ask for help, had carried me into my first meeting, and it had faded. I was desperate to get it […]
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Recovery Month: Groundhogs Day-February 2, 2026
Seventeen years ago on February 2, 2026, I walked through the doors of Livengrin, broken and desperate. I had no idea that those 21 days would be the beginning of a transformation so profound that I would barely recognize the woman I was about to become. When I left treatment, I threw myself into Cocaine […]
No Single Path: A Story of Personal Recovery
I remember the moment exactly. It was the day after Thanksgiving 2022. I looked down at the glass in my hand and suddenly thought, “I can’t do this anymore.” It had been years of heavy drinking, rationalizing, and concerning escalating behavior that was hurting me, my family, and my friends. Years of wondering why I […]
Preventing Youth Substance Use
Enhance your client’s readiness for change: Motivational Interviewing
Supporting Radical Behavioral Health Responses to Medetomidine & Xylazine
SAMHSA Resources for New Orleans Mass Violence Event
National Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 Provides Immediate Crisis Counseling to People Affected by Mass Violence Incident in New Orleans SAMHSA Resources for New Orleans Mass Violence Event from the SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services Division of Trauma and Disaster Behavioral Health: January 2 2025 – Just In Time Training Resource Alert – Attack in […]
Substance Use Prevention Month
Substance Use Prevention Month Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration October is Substance Use Prevention Month — and we’re Telling the Prevention Story. Join us, as partners in prevention! To inspire action, each of us can share how prevention is improving lives in our communities. We aim to prevent substance use in the […]
Championing Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention: Honoring National BIPOC Mental Health Month
Championing Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention: Honoring Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month By Jade-Ann Rennie, MPH On this occasion, we are acknowledging Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness about the unique mental health challenges experienced by BIPOC communities in […]
Central East ATTC Event
Introduction to the National Enhanced CLAS Standards: Understanding Disparities and Building Health Equity (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Part 4 Contingency Management and Stimulant Use Webinar Series Session 4: Roundtable and Case Example Exploration Contingency Management and Stimulant Use Webinar Series Session 1: Foundations Fostering Family Acceptance with Parents and Caregivers of LGBTQ Youth […]