2. What is Recovery? Recovery from alcohol and drug addiction is a process of change through which an individual achieves abstinence and improved health, wellness and quality of life.

3. Abstinence defined… Abstinence may include use of medication as prescribed by an authorized health care provider.

4. Dimensions of Wellness  physical health  emotional health  stability and quality of family and peer relationships  comfort of living environment  positive community participation  life meaning and purpose

5. Characteristics of Recovery  Multiple Pathways  Multifaceted Change Process  Supported by Peers and Allies  Stages

6. Stages of Recovery  Pre-recovery  Initial Stabilization  Recovery Maintenance  Quality of Life Enhancement

7. A network of formal and informal services developed and mobilized to sustain long-term recovery for individuals and families impacted by severe substance use disorders The system in ROSC is not a treatment agency but a macro level organization of a community, a state or a nation What is a recovery oriented system of care?

8.  Wide spectrum of services  Supports all stages and pathways of recovery  Addresses access to services  Includes treatment, alternatives to treatment, and recovery support services  Coordinates multiple services

9. Recovery-Oriented System Goals  Intervene earlier  Improve treatment outcomes  Support sustained recovery

10. Recovery System Treatment System

11.  Treatment has become disconnected from the larger and more enduring process of addiction recovery  Addiction treatment institutions have become disconnected from the grassroots communities and local communities of recovery out of which they were born

12. Recovery Capital  People who require formal addiction treatment services have less recovery capital (social, human, physical)  The goal of treatment should be to increase these recovery based assets

13. Problem Severity/ Recovery Capital Matrix High Recovery Capital High Problem Severity Low Problem Severity Low Recovery Capital

14. Treatment System How must treatment programs change to become more recovery- friendly? Treatment must change from an acute care model to a chronic care model, shifting the focus from recovery initiation to support for long-term recovery maintenance

15. Goals of Recovery Support Services  Remove personal and environmental barriers to recovery  Facilitate participation in the recovery community  Enhance the quality of life of the person in recovery

16. Recovery Support Services  Outreach  Engagement and intervention services  Recovery guiding or coaching  Post treatment monitoring and support

17. Recovery Support Services  Sober or supported housing  Transportation  Childcare  Legal services  Educational/vocational supports

18. Elements of a Recovery Oriented System of Care  Person centered  Family and other ally involvement  Individualized and comprehensive services across the lifespan  Anchored in the community  Continuity of care

19. ROSC Elements  Partnership-consultant relationships  Strengths-based  Culturally responsive  Responsive to personal belief systems

20. ROSC Elements  Commitment to peer recovery support services  Inclusion of voices and experiences of recovering individuals and families  Integrated services

21. ROSC Elements  System-wide education and training  Ongoing monitoring and outreach  Outcomes driven  Research based  Adequately and flexibly financed