Mark Helijas, Director Second Wind Foundation

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1 Mark Helijas, Director Second Wind Foundation Upper Valley Turning Point Willow Grove transitional residence secondwindfound.org

2 SWF Programs Willow Grove transitional residence Advocacy and education Upper Valley Turning Point 2

3 Revenue streams State of Vermont United Way Foundation grants Donations Meeting rent 3

4 Recovery Centers do not Make formal assessments Specify any particular level of care Provide clinical services Monitor abstinence Maintain visitor records Dispense medications 4

5 Historical expenditures 95% of all monies spent on top 3% of need Level of severity decreases as you go down the pyramid Bottom 97% split the remaining 5% of monies 5

6 Recovery Community Centers History of Recovery Center development Who benefits? What are recovery centers? What activities are offered? Why are they needed? How do you create a recovery center? Questions 6

7 What are recovery centers? Safe places that: Are substance-free Are inclusive Focus on recovery Create a community of support Offer peer-to-peer, non-professional dialogue Provide meeting space for individuals and for groups Offer recreation, education, information and referrals Help people learn life skills and find housing and jobs 7

community of support Offer peer-to-peer, non-professional dialogue Provide meeting

8 What activities are offered? BBQ s Movie nights Sports events Pool tournaments Dances Meditation groups Writing and knitting groups Book clubs Community meals Birthday parties Memorials Wedding showers 8

9 Sample of support groups Alcoholics & Narcotics & Debtors Anonymous Wit s End parent groups Al-anon Overeaters Anonymous Men s & Women s & GBLT Double Trouble (co-occurring) Aftercare groups Gamblers Anonymous Making Change teen groups 9

Anonymous Men s & Women s & GBLT Double Trouble

10 History N. Carolina? th Center 2005 National recognition th and 11 th Centers 2007 New York State WRJ 2002 First funding; other States inquired (Conn., Texas, Mass., Ohio, ME, CA) 2001 Vermont State House 2003 Vermont Recovery Center Network 10

Centers 2007 New York State 1998 - WRJ 2002 First funding; other

Saint Albans Turning Point of Franklin County BURLINGTON Turning Point Center of Chittenden County MIDDLEBURY Turning Point Center of Addison County Morrisville North Central Vermont Recovery Center

11 Saint Albans Turning Point of Franklin County BURLINGTON Turning Point Center of Chittenden County MIDDLEBURY Turning Point Center of Addison County Morrisville North Central Vermont Recovery Center BARRE Turning Point Center of Central VT ST. JOHNSBURY Kingdom Recovery Center Helping people find, maintain, and enhance their recovery experience through peer support, sober recreation, and educational opportunities. RUTLAND Turning Point Recovery Center of Rutland Upper Valley Turning Point SPRINGFIELD Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield BRATTLEBORO Turning Point of Windham County 200 Olcott Drive, White River Jct., VT (802) VTRECOVERYNETWORK@gmail.com A Public-Private Partnership Funded through BENNINGTON Turning Point Center of Bennington 11

JOHNSBURY Kingdom Recovery Center Helping people find, maintain, and enhance their recovery experience through peer support, sober recreation, and educational opportunities.

12 Who benefits? Folks in recovery Folks needing recovery Family members Friends Providers Communities All Kinds of Addictions 12

13 Why are recovery centers needed? Because they become a physical Hub for a recovery-oriented system of care to help address a chronic illness 13

14 What are recovery centers, cont d? Informal Listening Stages of change Motivational interviewing Peer to peer case management Formal Recovery Approaches Formalized training to provide recovery coaching Evidence-based Seeking Safety Evidence-based Making AA (Recovery) Easier 14

peer case management Formal Recovery Approaches Formalized training

15 How do you create a recovery center? Meet with folks in recovery and with the larger community Describe our center Answer questions Identify interested folks Set up governance structure Create board of trustees Adopt by-laws Elect officers 15

Describe our center Answer questions Identify interested

16 How do you create a recovery center, cont d? Develop the program Create programmatic narrative Identify location Identify staffing needs Create budget Identify funding source(s) Obtain IRS Exemption 16

Identify location Identify staffing needs Create

17 My Vision is... That everyone everywhere has access to vast and varied recovery support services, That no one feels the ongoing desolation of this disease, That those who have suffered no longer live behind a veil of stigma, but rather they feel society s admiration and appreciation for the strength and courage it takes for them to live a life reclaimed from darkness, That they are viewed as people who have taken hold of an extended hand and struggled mightily to reclaim the spark of Divine inspiration and live lives in the light for everyone to see. 17

disease, That those who have suffered no longer live behind a veil of stigma, but rather they feel society s admiration and appreciation

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A compilation of peer support services. available across Vermont to individuals. dealing with their own or a family. member s or loved one s mental

Vermont Peer Resources Guide A compilation of peer support services available across Vermont to individuals dealing with their own or a family member s or loved one s mental health and/or substance use