Sunday, September 01, 2013

September 2013 - National Recovery Month


Amplify Your Expertise for the month of September 2013 is focusing on National Recovery Month. This observance began in 1989 with the mission to educate the nation on the benefits of treatment for mental health and addiction resulting in achieving happy healthy lives. National Recovery Month is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration “SAMHSA.” For more information on National Recovery Month please check www.recoverymonth.gov

As a child of a parent who suffered from both substance abuse addiction and mental health problems, I know the journey to recovery can be difficult. Although the addict feels that it is their journey they fail to realize that there’s always someone who takes that journey with them. For many years I watched my mother rise and fall in her journey to be free from the hold of drugs and mental health problems. It was so embarrassing to see my mother using her apartment as a place to use drugs and how frightened I was to see her walking down the center of the street with nothing but a gown on declaring she was in her right mind. There are many stories that come to mind in her journey to recovery but what is important is that she did indeed recover and in her recovery process our family was allowed to do the same. If you or someone you know is or has been in this situation don’t let them go through it alone. Your presence on their journey just may be the catalyst to help them fight a little harder.

-VHHughes

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