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SAMHSA Releases National Recovery Month Toolkit

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

For any of you wanting more information on recovery for yourself or someone you love, or who just want to share information about recovery on your social media platforms this month they’ve got you covered. From the site:

The Toolkit is a One-Stop Shop

  • Social media content to help spread awareness about the process of recovery and to share hopeful message that most people who get help do recover.
  • Resources for learning about and supporting those in recovery.
  • Promotional materials about recovery in September and beyond.

Check it out, and share it with your friends and loved ones.

https://www.samhsa.gov/recovery-month/toolkit

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Then it went away. And, well, what else would you expect?

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The world isn’t. So please stop telling people who have suffered real harm that it’s all just lessons to learn, that simply excuses away harmful behavior, provides overly simple “fixes” for mental health issues, and places the blame for it square on the victim. That’s no way to support anyone.

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