1. WELCOME RCO Bootcamp August 7-8, 2017 Chicago #RCOBOOTCAMP
#FACESANDVOICES
@FacesandVoicesofRecovery
August 7-8, 2017
Chicago

2. Introductions
Name
Organization
Where you are from

3. Housekeeping Details Breaks Restrooms Cellphones Meals Evaluations Certificates

4. Agenda Day One 9:00 – 9:45 am Welcome and Introductions 9:45 – 10:45 am RCO Innovations: Advancing the Recovery Movement  10:45 – 11:00 am BREAK   11:00 – 12:00 pm Peer Leadership Development and Participatory Process  12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

5. 1:00 – 2:30 pm Breakout Sessions 1 A1
1:00 – 2:30 pm Breakout Sessions 1   A1. RCO Start-up- Getting your RCO up and running   A2. Strategic Planning - Using a Strengths and Needs Assessment–  A3. How to Diversify Funding- Sustainability Planning   2:30 – 2:45 pm BREAK   2:45 –4:15 Hot Topics Roundtables 4:15 – 4:45 pm Report Out  4:45 – 5:00 pm WRAP UP 

6. RCO Innovations Advancing the Recovery Movement
The success of the recovery advocacy movement comes from building strong, grassroots recovery community organizations (RCOs) and linking these RCOs into a national movement. The key strategies are to develop recovery leaders, offer opportunities for the recovery community to express their collective voice, respond to community-identified recovery support needs, and provide a forum for recovery-focused community service.
Patty McCarthy Metcalf
Executive Director
Faces & Voices of Recovery
Faces & Voices of Recovery

7. OUR HISTORY
In 2001, recovery advocates in the U.S. came together with national allies in St. Paul, Minnesota to establish Faces & Voices of Recovery, a nationwide addiction recovery advocacy campaign.
Recovery advocates from around the US came together in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2001.
Members of the US Congress joined people in recovery and allies to develop a national call to action.
Two hundred representatives of America’s community of alcoholics and addicts in recovery crafted a nexus of passion and action in building a bridge to public understanding at their National Summit 2001 in St. Paul, Minnesota, October 5-7. “This is the beginning of a civil rights movement,” U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) said in a keynote address. The analogy to rights movements through America’s history rang throughout the three-day meeting. Moving past older messages about the efficacy of addiction treatment, Summit participants called for an end to discrimination, equal health care treatment with other chronic diseases and incorporation of family recovery in their campaign to claim and facilitate wellness. “We’re in this together,” said U.S. Representative Jim Ramstad (R-Minn.) using his own story of addiction recovery to challenge the recovery community to put “faces and voices on recovery” through the nation.
For too long those most affected by alcohol and other drug problems have been absent from the public policy debate. Faces & Voices of Recovery was founded in 2001 at a Summit in St. Paul, Minnesota, the culmination of more than two years of work to provide focus for a growing advocacy force among people in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, their families, friends and allies.
Since then, the addiction recovery movement has exploded – in the US and around the globe.
Historical Context The NRAM rose in the late 1990s in reaction to the increased demedicalization, restigmatization, and criminalization of alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems and the resulting cultural pessimism about the prospects of long-term addiction recovery. New grassroots recovery community organizations (RCOs) across the U.S. were aided by seed grants from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment’s (CSAT) Recovery Community Support Program (RCSP).  The RCSP meetings served as an incubator for the gathering of local RCOs and recognition of the need for a national recovery advocacy movement.  The Alliance Project of the Johnson Institute hosted an October 2001 Recovery Summit that marked the creation of Faces and Voices of Recovery and the formalization of a national infrastructure for the NRAM.  The subsequent cultural and political mobilization of people in recovery and people personally affected by addiction was enhanced by a the growth and diversification of recovery mutual aid groups, a new generation of recovery advocacy literature (Let’s Go Make Some History:  Chronicles of the Addiction Recovery Advocacy Movement; Alcohol Problems in Native America: The Untold Story of Resistance and Recovery; Many Faces One Voice), a landmark documentary film (The Anonymous People), and a national recovery rally in Washington D.C. (Unite to Face Addiction). 
Faces & Voices of Recovery

8. OUR MISSION
Faces & Voices of Recovery is dedicated to organizing and mobilizing the over 23 million Americans in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, our families, friends and allies into recovery community organizations and networks, to promote the right and resources to recover through advocacy, education and demonstrating the power and proof of long-term recovery.
The board of directors developed a vision for Faces & Voices that I’d like to share with you.
It addresses getting people the help that they need to not only stop using alcohol or other drugs, but to get their lives back on track.
It also addresses discriminatory policies that are barriers to individuals sustaining their recovery for the long haul.
Faces & Voices of Recovery

9. OUR VISION
Laws and policies enable recovery, health, wellness and civic engagement for people affected by alcohol and other drugs. Communities are organized and mobilized to address policies, practices and perceptions for people affected by alcohol and other drugs. Individuals, families and communities affected by alcohol and other drugs have universal access to quality, effective care and supports to achieve recovery, health, wellness and civic engagement.
Faces & Voices of Recovery

10. THE NEW RECOVERY ADVOCACY MOVEMENT
A social movement led by people in addiction recovery and their allies aimed at altering public and professional attitudes toward addiction recovery, promulgating recovery-focused policies and programs, and supporting efforts to break intergenerational cycles of addiction and related problems.  

11. 2/2/2019
Recovery Community
Faces & Voices represents the organized recovery community and we’re going to be talking a lot about the recovery community today.
Who are we talking about?
And as you can see from some of these pictures, the recovery community – people in recovery, family members, friends and allies – is out in force all over the country – as active and visible members of the community.
People in recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction, their family members, friends and allies

12. MOVEMENT STRATEGIES
Advocating for meaningful representation and voice for people in recovery and their families at local, state, and federal policy levels on issues that affect their lives. Celebrating recovery from addiction through public recovery celebration events that offer living proof of the transformative power of recovery. Supporting research on the pathways, processes, stages, and styles of long-term personal/family recovery.

13. MOVEMENT STRATEGIES
Building strong, grassroots recovery community organizations (RCOs) and linking these RCOs into a national movement
develop recovery leaders, offer opportunities for the recovery community—people in recovery, family members, friends, and allies—to express their collective voice on issues of common concern
respond to community-identified recovery support needs, and
provide a forum for recovery-focused community service.
develop recovery leaders, offer opportunities for people in recovery, family members, friends, and allies—to express their collective voice on issues of common concern
respond to community-identified recovery support needs, such as housing and employment
provide a forum for recovery-focused community service.
Faces & Voices of Recovery

14. RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
RCO’S are independent, non-profit organizations that are led and run by representatives of local communities of recovery on behalf of the recovery community.
Public education – putting a face and a voice on recovery
Advocacy
Peer-based and other recovery support services.
These organizations are doing three things.
Public Education
Advocacy
Delivering peer recovery support services
Faces & Voices of Recovery

15. Established in 2011 as a program of Faces & Voices
Now over 100 member organizations, representing 37 states and 3 international members
RCOs with local, state, and national focus
Recovery community organizational focus:
Public Education
Advocacy
Peer Recovery Support Services
Annual 2 day ARCO leadership academy-
Faces & Voices of Recovery

17. WHAT IS A RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION?
Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) help bridge the gap between professional treatment and building healthy and successful lives in long-term recovery. They increase the visibility and influence of the recovery community and engage in one or more of three core activities: 1. Educating the public about the reality of recovery 2. Advocating on behalf of the recovery community 3. Delivering peer recovery support services

18. KEY ELEMENTS OF A RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

19. Independently accountable to the recovery community
People in recovery, their families, friends and allies should be involved in managing the organization at every level. If the organization is a project or division of another organization, it should nevertheless be independent with respect to the mission of serving and supporting the recovery community.

20. RECOVERY VISION
The recovery community organization, its leaders, and members have a singular goal: enhancing the quantity and quality of support available to people seeking and experiencing long-term recovery from addiction. The focus is on the “solution” that involves mobilizing individual and community resources to promote recovery, while embracing all pathways to recovery.

21. Many Pathways to Recovery
2/2/2019
Many Pathways to Recovery
Mutual support/mutual assistance
Professional treatment
Faith/religious
Medication-assisted Recovery
Criminal justice/Drug Court
“Natural” or on your own
Fitness Oriented
And many more
When Faces & Voices of Recovery was founded in 2001, a core principle was and remains that there are many pathways to recovery, just like with other health issues.
There are many ways to get well and Faces & Voices is working to make sure that every person can find the path that will work for them. 21

22. AUTHENTICITY OF VOICE
Representing the interests of communities of recovery Have a majority of board members, managers, staff, and volunteers in recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction The organization’s public education, advocacy, and recovery support services respond to the broadest spectrum of local recovery needs.

23. ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY
RCO’s use participatory processes different ways to involve both leaders and members to weigh in on decisions on programming and policy. Provide an organized way for people to give back to their communities through volunteer and paid service to others

24. PEER SUPPORT IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Peer support services are an evidence-based model of care which consists of a qualified peer support provider who assists individuals with their recovery from mental illness and substance use disorders.
CMS recognizes that the experiences of peer support providers, as consumers of mental health and substance use services, can be an important component in a State’s delivery of effective treatment.
States are increasingly interested in covering peer support providers as a distinct provider type for the delivery of counseling and other support services to Medicaid eligible adults with mental illnesses and/or substance use disorders.
Source: Center for Medicaid and State Operations (2007)

25. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT PEER SUPPORT & COACHING
Reduces the number of admissions and days spent in hospitals and increased time in the community
Reduces use of acute services (e.g., emergency rooms, detoxification centers)
Increases engagement in outpatient treatment
Increases active involvement in care planning and self-care
Improves social functioning
Increased hope, quality of life, and satisfaction with life
Reduces substance use
Reduces depression and demoralization
Improves chances for long-term recovery
Increases rates of family reunification
Reduces average service costs per person
SOURCE: EQUIPPING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEMS & AUTHORITIES TO PROMOTE PEER SPECIALIST/PEER RECOVERY COACHING SERVICES (SAMHSA, 2012)

26. MENU OF RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES
Recovery community organization (RCO)
Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC)
Recovery High School
Recovery Housing
Alternative peer group or youth recovery community centers
Recovery Coaching
Telephone-based recovery support
Virtual /teleconference recovery support (rural settings)
Recovery Community Center

27. MENU OF RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES
Family/parent recovery support
Family/ parent recovery coaching
Support for children of addicted parents
Medication-assisted recovery support groups
Peer-led harm reduction activities
Peer-led Recovery and Life Skills Curriculums (YPR Chapters)
Peer recovery supervision
Pro-social activities

28. RECOVERY OUTREACH
recovery coaching in emergency rooms post overdose reversal
recovery coaching in public safety settings (police, fire)
recovery coaching in jails and prisons
recovery coaching in courts (veterans, mental health, juvenile, family and drug courts)
Recovery navigators in child welfare and TANF settings

29. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Development of, or delivery of, recovery coaching curriculum
Development of, or delivery of recovery residence manager/administrator curriculum and/or Medication Assisted Recovery Housing curriculum
Volunteer recruitment, screening, orientation, retention
Certification of recovery support workers
Development of academic studies (majors, minors, certification programs, and advanced degrees) that provide knowledge and skills to support treatment and recovery services for people seeking recovery.

30. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Employment and education programs for people in recovery
Accreditation of organizations providing peer recovery support services
Development of addiction and recovery education programs in community colleges and four year institutions of higher education
Certification of recovery housing to national standards
Accreditation of recovery high schools

31. PUBLIC AWARENESS Community Listening Forums
Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
Educational Forums
Good Samaritan Laws
Use of Narcan overdose reversal
Recovery messaging
Stigma Reduction
Communities (people in long-term recovery, families, friends, allies) host public events that advocate for “peer recovery support services”.

32. CAPACITY BUILDING Starting a recovery community organization
Starting a Young People in Recovery chapter
Starting a recovery high school
Starting a recovery housing organization or program
Coordinating and increasing recovery housing options
Accrediting an existing organization providing peer recovery support services using national standards (Council on Accreditation of Peer Recovery Support Services)
Accrediting a recovery high school using national standards
Certifying recovery housing using national standards

33. CAPACITY BUILDING
Creation or delivery of a recovery coaching curriculum
Creation or delivery of a recovery residence manager and/or administrator curriculum
Creation of a recovery workforce and/or supervision certification program
Establishing partnerships and MOU’s between recovery support providers and emergency departments, law enforcement, housing providers, schools/colleges, employers, hospitals, correctional facilities, drug courts, treatment providers, child welfare agencies, social services

34. 2/2/2019
Message of Hope
“Many of us have carried a message of hope on a one-to-one basis; this new recovery movement calls upon us to carry that message of hope to whole communities and the whole culture. It is time we stepped forward to shape this history with our stories, our time and our talents.”
-William White
Author and Recovery Advocate
Many of you may recognize this man. His name is Bill White and he’s an author and long time advocate of what he calls “the new recovery movement.” We’re going to be referencing some of Bill’s work throughout the day. White issues a challenge that I think is appropriate for all of us …
To step forward to shape this history with our stories, our time and our talents.
And that’s what we’re doing today.

36. BREAK TIME!