| Rising! Recovery in Action
Our latest issue of Rising! takes a look at the fight for equity in insurance coverage. Parents Marianne and Curt Coates describe the devastating impact on their family after their employment-based health plan declined to cover inpatient addiction treatment for their youngest son, Steven, who was then 15; Carol McDaid lays out recent developments on Capitol Hill; and Faces & Voices chair Merlyn Karst talks about our activities and our membership campaign. Members will be receiving their Rising! in the mail soon. Join today! Upcoming Message and Media Trainings
SAVE THE DATES! August 17 and 18 for Faces & Voices Message and Media training in Detroit, MI co-sponsored by the Detroit Recovery Project and NCADD-Detroit. Coming in late fall: Message and Media training in Boston, MA, details to follow. Profiles of Recovery Advocacy in Action
The fourth in our series of interviews with recovery advocates from across the country by Bill White and Pat Taylor features the President of the McShin Foundation, John Shinholser. Learn more… National Association of Drug Court Professionals
Thanks to the National Association of Drug Court Professionals for giving Faces & Voices of Recovery and our partner organizations, CADCA and Join Together, and HBO a media award at their recent conference. Please use Is Your Drug Court Fit for Recovery? A Recovery Check-Up that was prepared and distributed by Ben Bass of the El Paso Alliance, Dan Griffin of the MN State Supreme Court and Tom Gilbert, as part of their workshop. Congress moves to increase funding for key federal programs
The US House’s Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (Labor HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee has unanimously called for more funding for FY 2008 for key federal addiction prevention, treatment and recovery programs. Learn more… Insurance Equity Campaign Update
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health heard testimony on June 15th about H.R. 1424, the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) testified, "This is an issue fundamentally of civil rights." Kennedy was joined by the other lead co-sponsor of the bill, Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN) at the hearing. Learn more… Methadone Petition Resources
Over 1000 individuals have signed a petition drive organized by the National Alliance of Methadone Advocates directed at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). The petitioners, many of whom are using methadone in their addiction recovery, calls on the agency not to further restrict the availability of methadone for addiction treatment and recovery in response to the tragic recent death of individuals who have overdosed when using methadone for pain medication or misusing it. Resources
2007 Recovery Month PSAs Now Available! The 2007 Road to Recovery radio and television PSAs are now available in both English and Spanish versions. Click here to view! | 
