Recovery Connection in the media: October-November

29th November 2022

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Over the past two months we have made some amazing appearances in both local media and further afield. You can explore each piece below.

Recovery Capital Development Lead, Adam Petson, speaks on BBC Radio Tees, with Neil Green. They talk about recovery, recovery capital, and how his life has changed over the past few years.

Front cover of this months Drink and Drugs News

Our CEO, Dot Smith, shared her thoughts and experience, on the importance of good commissioning and the challenges LEROS still face today.

‘There are a lot of different sized LEROS nationally, but a lot of them are doing phenomenal work without any payment’ says Smith.

The full article can be found here:

Image taken from Simon Lees article. graphic of people drowning in alcohol

Check out this excellent article, published in Times Higher Education, and penned by Simon Lee from the University of Sunderland. Writing about why the Recovery Friendly Pledge is important, how it works, and why other universities should consider signing up – as Sunderland did just last week!

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/universities-must-acknowledge-value-students-recovery

And last but not least…

Dot, our CEO, also appears in BBC Radio, to talk about Fork in the Road. And how people in addiction get help through our services.