We are collaborating with stakeholders on a seminar series about topics related to recovery community centers and the use of medication to treat opioid use disorder, and the distribution of tools, products, and research materials that will support the building of a cumulative RCC science.

Please see the list below for an overview of the seminars. Click on the title of the seminar to open a Word document containing more information about the seminar. 

Upcoming Seminars:

Seminar 24

• Title:Outcome presentation for pilot project #2: Feedback on a mobile application intervention to support pregnant and postpartum women and people (PPWP) in recovery
• Presenters: Drs. Hannah S. Szlyk and Patricia Cavazos-Rehg (Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis)
• Discussants: Dr. Davida Schiff (Massachusetts General Hospital), Dr. Roger Vilardaga (Duke University), Pastor Marsha Hourd (Director of CAFE & LIFE Recovery Center) and Ty Bechel (Executive director of Amare Recovery)
• RCC Live Feature: TBD
• Date: Friday, April 7, 2023, at 12:00 PM ET
• Register for this seminar here
• Information about the mobile application and intervention:
  • Medication Assisted Treatment can facilitate Recovery (uMAT-R)
  • Delivering information about medication assisted treatment to individuals who misuse opioids through a mobile app: a pilot study

Past Seminars:

Seminar 23

• Title:The role a state’s department of public health can play in the creation and thriving of RCCs
• Presenters: Ms. Danielle O’Brien of the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and Jesse Crum, Recovery Services Specialist at the Missouri Department of Mental Health
• RCC Live Feature: Angela Burton of the Detroit Recovery Project
• Date: Friday, March 3rd, 2023, at 12:00 PM ET
• Slides

Seminar 22

• Title:Outcome presentation for pilot project #1: Cost-effectiveness calculators for RCCs: A pilot of peer recovery support services and bystander Naloxone distribution
• Presenters: Ms. Sierra Castedo de Martell, Ms. Margaret B. Moore, and Dr. H. Shelton Brown
• Discussants: Ms. Patty McCarthy and Mr. Phil Rutherford, Faces & Voices of Recovery
• RCC Live Feature: Ms. Anita Bradley, CEO and Founder of the Northern Ohio Recovery Association
• Date: Friday, February 3, 2023, at 12:00 PM ET
• Cost-effectiveness calculator
• Webinar tutorial on how to use the calculator; slides for the webinar
• Results and parameters tables for cost-effectiveness calculator
• Slides
• Recording

Seminar 21

• Title:Delving deeper into nationwide findings on Recovery Community Centers (RCCs): Medications, connections with services, and agents of social change
• Presenters: Drs. Bettina B. Hoeppner and John F. Kelly
• RCC Live Feature: RCC Co-Founder, Dr. Alex Elswick of Voices of Hope – Lexington, Inc
• Date: Friday, December 2nd, 2022, at 12pm ET
• Register for this seminar here
• Breakout room discussion questions
• Notes from Breakout sessions
• Recording
• Slides

Seminar 20

• Title:The promise of RCCs to support Latino and Hispanic communities in recovery: The importance of cultural elements in RCCs
• Presenters: Leaders of the Cultural Compliance Alliance: Yamila Rollan Escalona (founder of Yaya Por Vida), Angelo Lagares (founder of Latino Recovery Advocacy), Thomas Guerra (founder of Miami Recovery Project); Dr. Miguel Pinedo (University of Texas at Austin)
• RCC Live Feature: (This time we have two video links instead of a live presentation) Latino Recovery Advocacy, Miami Recovery Project, Ya Ya Por Vida
• Date: Friday, November 4th, 2022, at 12pm ET
• Materials: Spanish translation of harm reduction materials
• Recording
• Poll results
• Slides
• Word Cloud generated during seminar (click here for larger graphic file)

Seminar 19

• Title:Results of our nationwide survey of RCCs (Part 2): Feedback from RCC leadership about potential outcome measures that could be used to capture the positive impact of RCCs
• Presenters: Drs. Bettina B. Hoeppner and John F. Kelly
• RCC Live Feature: RCC Program Director, Cory O’Brien of Turning Point Recovery Support Center
• Date: Friday, October 7th, 2022, at 12pm ET
• Recording
• Slides

Seminar 18

• Title:Results of our nationwide survey of RCCs (Part 1): Description of currently operating RCCs, their services, and the communities they serve
• Presenters: Drs. Bettina B. Hoeppner and John F. Kelly
• RCC Live Feature: RCO director Samantha Brawley and Drop-in Center Coordinator Mark Palinski of Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness
• Date: Friday, September 9th, 2022, at 12pm ET
• Recording
• Slides

Seminar 17

• Title:Recovery processes and milestones: An updated conceptual model and fit with the mission of RCCs
• Presenters: Dr. John F. Kelly of Massachusetts General Hospital
• RCC Live Feature: RCC director Leslie Clark of Portland Recovery Community Center
• Date: Friday, June 17, 2022, at 12pm ET
• Recording
• Slides:
  • Introduction
  • Dr. John Kelly’s slides

Seminar 16

• Title:Self-care, wellness, and recovery in the RCC setting: Approaches taken and complexities faced
• Presenters: Dr. Mary-Ellen Brown (Arizona State University) and Catherine Lovvorn (director of Living Proof Recovery) and Dorothy West (director of Center of Recovery Resources and Wellness Resources)
• RCC Live Feature: RCC director Catherine Lovvorn of Living Proof Recovery
• Date: Friday, May 6th, 2022, at 12pm ET
• Slides
• Recording

Seminar 15

• Title:Let’s talk about faith – how does it intersect with RCCs?
• Presenters: Ms. Akosua Dankwah, Lynn Ferro (director of Northampton Recovery Center), Michael Earielo (director of Everyday Miracles Recovery Center), and Tarusa Stewart (director of iHOPE Inc.)
• RCC Live Feature: RCC executive director Devin Lyall of Wilkes Recovery Revolution
• Date: Friday, April 1st, 2022, at 12pm ET
• Recording
• Slides

• Seminar 14
• Title:Unique challenges encountered by rural RCCs
• Presenters: Carrie Oser (University of Kentucky), Joey Supina (director of Sandusky Artisans Recovery Community Center), and Jennifer Langston (director of REBOOT Jackson)
• RCC Live Features: RCC Director Brandon George and manager Heather Rodriguez of Indiana Addictions Issue Coalition
• Date: Friday, March 4th, 2022, at 12pm ET
• Recording
• Slides
    

Seminar 13

• Title:Digital recovery support services, telerecovery, and RCCs: Colliding worlds or augmenting each other?
• Presenters: Dr. Robert Ashford (Unity Recovery), Brenda Maks (president of Live Rite Structured Recovery Corp), and Marcie Gray (program manager of Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness)
• RCC Live Feature: Dr. Mark Lassiter of Will’s Place
• Date: Friday, Feburary 4th, 2022, at 12pm ET
• Recording
• Slides
• Additional Materials: Systematic review of digital recovery support services
   

Seminar 12

• Title:New studies on RCCs: An overview of the new studies funded by our network
• Presenters: The awardees of the first round of funding (Abigail Batchelder; Bo Cleveland and Kyler Knapp; Marc Johnigan, Mark Thomas, Sheila Speckter, and Mark McGuire; Roxxanne Newman and Alexandra Collins; H. Shelton Brown and Sierra Castedo de Martell)
• Date: Friday, December 3rd, 2021, 12:00 PM ET
• Recording
  • Additional Recording: Roxxanne Newman on An Examination into the use of Recovery Community Centers by People on MOUD
• Slides

Seminar 11

• Title:How do medications for opioid use disorder ‘fit’ into the mission of RCCs?
• Presenters: Dr. Roger Weiss (Harvard Medical School), Dr. Lauren Hoffman (Recovery Research Institute), Jan Brown (director of Spiritworks Foundation) and Wendy Jones (director of Minnesota Recovery Connection)
• Date: Friday, November 5th, 2021, 12:00 PM ET
• Recording
• Slides 
   

Seminar 10

• Title:Addressing racism and harm reduction through RCCs: findings and experiences
• Presenters: Dr. Monica Skewes (Montana State University) and RCC leaders Laurie Johnson-Wade (Lost Dreams Awakening) and David Whiters (African American Federation of Recovery Organizations)
• Date: Friday, October 1st, 2021, 12:00 PM ET
• Recording
• Slides
   

Seminar 9

• Title: RCCs in context: The importance of engaging the recovery community
• Presenters: Director of Programs Joseph Hogan Sanchez and Chief Operating Officer, Phillip Rutherford of Faces & Voices of Recovery
• RCC Live Feature: RCC leader Nick Demott of Lifeboat Recovery
• Date: Friday, July 16th, 2021, 12:00 PM ET
• Recording
• Slides
   

Seminar 8

• Title: RCCs in context: The importance and challenges of RCC community engagement
• Presenter: Dr. Amy A. Mericle, Research scientist in the Alcohol Research Group at the Public Health Institute, Chad Sabora (director of MoNetwork) and Marc Johnigan (director of Twin Cities Recovery Project)
• RCC Live Feature: RCC executive director Tony Venzina of 4D Recovery
• Date: Friday, June 11, 2021, 12:00 PM ET
• Recording
• Slides
   

Seminar 7

• Title: One stop shopping for recovery: Preliminary results from the first systematic study of New England recovery community centers
• Presenter: Dr. John F. Kelly of Massachusetts General Hospital
• RCC Live Feature: Donna Woods, Timothie Smith, and Brandi Vore of Oklahoma Citizen Advocates for Recovery and Transformation Association (OCARTA)
• Date: Friday, May 14, 2021, 12:00 EST
• Recording
• Slides: Introduction and John Kelly’s Presentation
• Additional Materials:
  • An investigation of the characteristics of RCCs – Research Paper
  • Characteristics of new attendees and effects of participation in RCCs – Research Paper
  • An investigation of participant characteristics and benefits derived from RCCs – Research Paper

Seminar 6

• Title: Measuring recovery in RCCs: Can the SURE tool help?
• Presenter: Dr. Joanne Neale (King’s College London) and Ms. Hannah Carlon (University of New Mexico)
• RCC Live Feature: RCC manager Aaron Comeaux of Foundation for Recovery
• Date: Friday, April 16, 2021, 12:00 EST
• Recording
• Slides: (1) Introduction, (2) Joanne Neale SURE Slides, (3) Elements of Recovery Comparison Slide, (4) Hannah Carlon PERMA slides 
• Additional Materials:
  • SURE Measure
     

Seminar 5

• Title: Bridging the divide between healthcare systems and RCCs: A moderated panel discussion
• Presenter: Dr. Sarah Wakeman and a team of panelists (Dr. Gene Lambert, Christopher Shaw, Dr. Davida Schiff, Dr. Marti Kane, and Windia Rodriguez) of Massachusetts General Hospital
• Date: Friday, March 19, 2021, 12:00 EST
• Recording
• Slides
   

Seminar 4

• Title: The active ingredients of recovery community centers
• Presenter: Mr. Phil Valentine and his team (Rebecca Allen, Brian Robbins) of Connecticut Community of Addiction Recovery (CCAR)
• Date: Friday, February 19, 2021, 12:00 EST
• Recording
• Slides
• Additional Materials:
  • CCAR Recovery Storytelling Series
     

Seminar 3

• Title: RCCs and accreditation: A national perspective
• Presenter: Ms. Patty McCarthy of Faces and Voices of Recovery
• Date: Friday, January 15, 2021, 12:00 EST
• Recording
• Slides
• Additional Materials:
  • 2020 Recovery Data Platform Report
  • SAMHSA Behavioral Health Workforce Report
  • CAPRSS Accreditation Manual
     

Seminar 2

• Title: The origins of recovery community centers: Context and history
• Presenter: Tom Hill, MSW of The National Council for Behavioral Health
• Date: Friday, December 18, 2020, 12:00 EST
• Recording
• Slides
• Additional Materials:
  • Can recovery community centers help support recovery? – Slides
  • Report of findings from a systematic review on recovery support services – Document
     

Seminar 1

• Title: Rationale and role of recovery community centers: A bio-psycho-social perspective
• Presenter: Dr. John F. Kelly of the Recovery Research Institute
• Date: Friday, November 20, 2020, 12:00 EST
• Recording: part 1 and part 2
• Slides