The Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia (SAARA), a recovery community advocacy organization, is collaborating with the local public treatment agency and a recovery support foundation that provides recovery housing to open a Recovery Center in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The SAARA Recovery Center will target individuals leaving treatment or on the waiting list for treatment, and will also be open to those who are seeking recovery through avenues other than treatment. The Recovery Center will operate as a drop-in center and house one-on-one peer mentoring, small-group peer case management, support groups, and a Peer Leadership Institute to train and sustain peer leaders. |