1. Faces and Voices of Recovery UK
RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION CONFERENCE
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER:
3rd NOVEMBER 2015
Annemarie Ward CEO

2. Faces and Voices of Recovery UK
Who are we?
What do we do?
How do we engage with and serve the Recovery Community?

3. Who are we?
A policy advocacy organisation taking on issues of discrimination, social justice and service access
A public and professional education movement, intent on challenging stigma
Home of the annual UK Recovery Walk

4. Who are we? Our history Originally inspired by FAVOR in US
UK Recovery Walk Charity established (2013)
Currently over 1,500 members
FAVOR UK (2015)

5. What do we do?
Deliver messages of hope to the cultures of addiction within our systems and treatment services
Advocate for the availability, variety and quality of local/regional treatment and recovery support services
Advocate for of laws and social policies that reduce alcohol and other drug problems and support recovery for those suffering from alcohol and other drug problems
Mobilise and support the development and effectiveness of the UK Recovery Movement

6. What do we do? What we did in 2014-15
Co-produced the UK Recovery Walk 2014
Advocacy Conference
Advocacy toolkit for England Launch
Advocacy with Anonymity Toolkit
Are you voting on May 7th? campaign
Fundraising
The UK Recovery Coach Manual
Our Stories have Power training

7. How do we engage with and serve the Recovery Community?
Organisational structure
Advocacy work
Social media
Free downloadable resources to organise and mobile Recovery Communities

8. How do we engage with and serve the Recovery Community?
1. Organisational structure
Part of the Recovery Community
International standards for RCOs
Board composition
Membership organisation

9. How do we engage with and serve the Recovery Community?
2. Advocacy work
Birmingham – Summerhill campaign
Durham- housing

10. How do we engage with and serve the Recovery Community?
3. Social media
Facebook & Twitter
Website
newsletters and updates

11. How do we engage with and serve the Recovery Community?
4. Free downloadable resources
Advocacy with Anonymity
UK recovery Coaching Manual
A Toolkit for Recovery Advocates in England
Top Tips for Media
Using your story
Recovery Community Organisation Toolkit