addiction services

Alcohol and drug addiction are significant public health issues. The financial challenges hit not only the person but their family, community and caregivers. The annual cost for substance abuse treatment is over 600 billion dollars. Each year, 16 million or 6 percent of Americans over the age of 12 abuse prescription drugs.

Kevin Shuler is a Recovery Coach Program Manager for CCAR, (Connecticut Community Addiction Recovery), and it is a centralized resource hub in Connecticut for all things relating to recovery. CCAR can help you to navigate the recovery community by connecting you with others in recovery and providing access to area support services.

Kevin talks openly about his life of addiction that almost killed him, and how he rebounded to help others fighting their recovery process. He talks about how this affected his family and support system, and how CT Paid Leave could really help during a desperate time.

For more information about recovery in Connecticut and CCAR go to: Home - CCAR
or call 866-205-9770.

For more information and resources go to: Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

For information about Benefits or to Apply go to: CT Paid Leave

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During the 2016-2017 school year, Newberg lost multiple high school students to suicide. During this time, several community members came together to see how they could support and improve the mental health of students and the town as a whole.

In this episode, President and co-founder Elise Yarnell Hollamon shares the story of Community Wellness Collective and how they continue to promote mental health access, remove stigmas surrounding mental health and addiction services, and support the overall well-being of the community.

To learn more and access additional community resources, visit
https://www.communitywellnesscollective.org/

As mentioned in the episode, you can check out The Joyful Roberts Group YouTube channel here.

Ann Marie Meadows with Bradford Health Services is back in studio with us again to discuss some exciting news about a recent addition to Bradford's residential treatment programs, and all the ways Bradford serves the community with their addiction treatment programs.

To learn more about Bradford Health Services, please visit:
https://bradfordhealth.com

To learn more about The Estate at River Bend in Lucedale, MS, please visit:
https://bradfordhealth.com/locations/the-estate-at-riverbend/

Learn more about Community Insurance Partners & how we help with Medicare Insurance benefits, please visit:
https://cipmedicare.com