Faces & Voieces in Recovery
eNewsletter December 20, 2007

Ending insurance discrimination

Congress did not act on the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act before it adjourned. Because of your advocacy and the advocacy of allied organizations, the issue will be on the front burner when members return to Washington at the end of January. Learn more…

Congress moves to approve FY 2008 funding

The House and Senate have approved a $555 billion omnibus spending bill that will fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year. The bill combined 11 unfinished funding measures Learn more…

Profiles of Recovery Advocacy in Action
The eighth in our series of interviews with recovery advocates from across the country by Bill White and Pat Taylor features Don Coyhis, President and co-founder of White Bison, Inc. Learn more…

Recovery Advocacy Teleconferences in 2008
January 30: Recovery Voices Count; February 27: Recovery Community Centers Part 1; March 26: Recovery Community Centers Part 2. All at 3:00 pm Eastern. Mark your calendar, details to follow!

2008 Faces and Voices' organizing network
In February Faces & Voices' organizing network will get underway to work with recovery community organizations on Rally for Recovery! and Recovery Voices Count. If you’d like to participate and to find out more, contact us.

Recovery Advocacy and You Tube

Parent-to-Parent, a South Jersey based organization which assists parents with addicted children statewide, and NCADD-New Jersey continued their push for mental health and addiction parity Learn more…

Resources

Employment Opportunity: Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) is looking for a Telephone Recovery Support Coordinator at its Windham Recovery Community Center. Learn more…

Employment Opportunity: Hazelden is looking for a Director of Public Advocacy to direct and support Hazelden's activities to expand public education, influence public policy Learn more…

Important sentencing reform successes have been secured over the last few weeks. Supreme Court rulings on two sentencing cases gives federal court judges discretion to reduce Learn more…

Unlocking America: Why and How to Reduce America’s Prison Population by the JFA Institute focuses on ways to reduce the prison population in the United States and makes several recommendations for changing current sentencing laws and correctional policies. Additionally, the report identifies the limits of current prison-based treatment and includes a discussion about decriminalizing non-violent drug offenses.

Kellogg Health Scholars Program is recruiting applicants for its 2008-2010 program that will begin in fall 2008. The deadline for submitting online applications is Tuesday, January 8, 2008. Learn more...

Our very best wishes in the coming year!

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