David Van Der Velde, the Executive Director and Co-Founder at Awakening Recovery, wrote an article in Thrive Global in recognition of Recovery Month (September).
In the article, he offers many thoughts regarding the key areas that need the most support:
- Disparities in the overdose crisis between Black and White Communities In America
- Sexual Orientation Disparities In Recovery
- Drug Traffickers Targeting Our Youth
- Psychiatric drugs Alone Are Not The Answer To Solve Mental Health Issues and Addiction In Teens
- Big Pharma And Big Tobacco Profiting Off Addiction With Legalized Weed
David, who’s dedicated himself to helping others recover, has unique insights into all the above issues, and more.
Read the entire article on Thrive Global here: https://thriveglobal.com/stories/2022-national-recovery-month%EF%BF%BC/.
David got clean and sober in 1988 at the age of 19, close to death from his own struggles with drug addiction and alcoholism. Now 32+ years clean and sober, he has been consistently active in his recovery community by mentoring others, serves on recovery and youth related non-profit Boards such as LifeWorks and the West Hollywood Recovery Center, and serves on panels at institutions speaking from his own experience about recovery.
Joelene Knight, is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Grace Recovery, a sub-acute and residential treatment program located in Hollywood, California, as well as a Board Member at Awakening Recovery, a unique life-saving nonprofit that specializes in recovery homes with a long-term, 12-Step addiction solution that creates a lasting change in core beliefs and behaviors.