San Diego County, CA
09/11/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 09/11/2024 12:02
County Invites Community to Unite for National Recovery Month
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September is National Recovery Month and County Behavioral Health Services (BHS) is inviting community members and organizations to come together in support of the recovery community.
National Recovery Month brings awareness around mental health and addiction recovery. It also celebrates the recovery community and supports both those currently on their recovery journey and those people still struggling with addiction.
Evidence-based treatment and recovery practices are available to help people battling substance use and mental health disorders.
There are a number of ways to mark and observe National Recovery Month, including these five suggestions from BHS.
Among these five ways is sharing aspotlight storyabout a person with lived experience in recovery or an organization doing work that made a difference in a person's recovery journey. BHS is collecting the stories to highlight the resiliency and the spectrum of recovery in the community. Submissions will be highlighted throughout the year.
"Every recovery story is unique and powerful," said Luke Bergmann, Director of County Behavioral Health Services. "When people join together and share their stories with one another, it can provide strength and accountability, but more importantly it fosters a sense of connection and healing among the recovery community. It also helps reduce the stigma often associated with mental illness and substance use, encouraging more people to seek the supports they may need."
The County's Behavioral Health Servicesprovides mental health and substance use disorder services to more than 111,000 San Diego County residents of all ages.
If you or someone you care about is in crisis or would like behavioral health resources or support, including accessing Mobile Crisis Response Teams (MCRT), please call the Access and Crisis Lineat (888) 724-7240 or 9-8-8 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Calls are answered by experienced counselors, with assistance available in over 200 languages.