Resource File Downloads
Below is a selection of current documents related to recovery that you can use for advocacy, education, and program development efforts.
Resource File Downloads
VACSB Substance Abuse &Prevention Council Proposals 2011
File Download: SA and Prevention Council 2011 budget proposal (Final).doc 155 KB
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH, 2007), indicates that 704,000+ people in Virginia suffer from substance use disorders, and almost 80% are not receiving needed treatment.
SAARA Of Central Virginia-Lynchburg News!
File Download: SAARA Newsletter June 2010 [3sk].doc 3.36 MB
We at SAARA are happy and grateful to announce that the GLCT has awarded us a grant! The funds will enable us to complete the equipping and furnishing of our office, and to purchase the evidence-based recovery support curriculum utilized in our program.
In the News! SAARA Of Central Virginia-Lynchburg
File Download: SAARA Newsletter Special Edition 8-23-10[sk].doc 660.5 KB
Thanks to everyone who attended our Open House on August 12! There were several inquiries about services, and we gained some new volunteers for our SAARA Center too!
VAADAC Views-Summer 2010
File Download: VAADAC VIEWS summer 2010 press copy1.pdf 258.74 KB
Virginia Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors, an affiliate of NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals Volume 23 No 3 Summer 2010
DBHDS Creating Opportunites Initiatives Update - January 2011
File Download: Creating Opportunities Planning Update 1-5-11.pdf 154.73 KB
Update on Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Creating Opportunities including improving substance abuse services and increasing peer recovery support services.
Gateway to Recovery Faith Based Initiative
File Download: Gateway_brochure.pdf 260.93 KB
A network of faith communities in the Richmond Metro area that wish to proclaim themselves as Gateways to Recovery. These will be places where persons seeking recovery from addiction can find a listening ear, help and referral to recovery resources.
Addiction Recovery Peer Service Roles
File Download: 9.11.10_PRSS_in_health_reform_final.pdf 234.11 KB
Addiction Recovery Peer Service Roles: Recovery Management in Health Care Reform. Faces and Voices of Recovery, September 2010.
SAARA - NOVA Job Application
File Download: SAARA-NOVA Job Application.pdf 161.07 KB
Please print and complete Pre Employment Application and submit with resume, recovery resume, and cover letter.
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SAARA FACTS
“ Eighteen months to two years is the recommended length of active addiction treatment to achieve sustained recovery.”
“ More than 704,000 individuals in Virginia need treatment for a substance use disorder, but at least 80% of those people are not receiving treatment.”
“ Treatment services need to move from an acute care model to a recovery management model in order to help people initiate and sustain recovery.”
Sources: VACSB Presentation from SJR318 Study Committee, 2009; SAARA Stigma Workshop, 2008; NIDA InfoFacts, 2008-2009
