Recovery voices have been heard in the halls of Congress.  As the result of YOUR dedication and powerful advocacy, this comprehensive bill includes policies and resources that support people in recovery from addiction across the lifespan. From caring for infants and babies, to youth in recovery, to housing, employment, recovery coaching, and recovery community organizations, the bill has a heavy emphasis on recovery, like we've never seen before.  Members of the Association of Recovery Community Organizations at Faces & Voices of Recovery made a difference when they met with Members of Congress on their Hill Day in July to share their personal stories of recovery and the crtiical work they are providing in communities across the nation. Their advocacy throughout the year has demonstrated the powerful voice of the organized recovery advocacy movement.

Read the text of the legislation HERE.

Bipartisan Opioids Package Headed to POTUS's Desk

Sec. 7031. National recovery housing best practices.  This provision requires HHS to issue best practices for entities operating recovery housing facilities, to assist those recovering from an opioid use disorder with housing. This provision also requires HHS to identify or facilitate the development of common indicators that could be used to identify potentially fraudulent recovery housing operators.

Sec. 7102. Youth prevention and recovery. This provision requires the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to disseminate best practices and issue grants for prevention of and recovery from substance use disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults.

Sec. 7151. Building communities of recovery. This provision reauthorizes and modifies the Building Communities of Recovery program to include peer support networks. This program provides funding for community organizations providing long-term recovery support services.

Sec. 7152. Peer support technical assistance center. This provision requires HHS to establish or operate a National Peer-Run Training and Technical Assistance Center for Addiction Recovery Support, to provide technical assistance and support to recovery community organizations and peer support networks providing peer support services related to substance use disorder.

Section 7183. Career Act. This provision requires the Secretary of HHS to continue or establish a program to support individuals in recovery from a substance use disorder transition to independent living and the workforce. This provision requires a report to Congress on the effectiveness of these grants and recommendations regarding best practices for health care professionals to support individuals in recovery so that they can participate in the workforce.  

Faces & Voices of Recovery is dedicated to organizing and mobilizing the over 23 million Americans in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, our families, friends and allies into recovery community organizations and networks, to promote the right and resources to recover through advocacy, education and demonstrating the power and proof of long-term recovery.