2. Check out ST featured podcasts 3. Send us your mailing lists for outreach material
1. Light the way June 8Join the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America June 8 for its first annual Vigil for Lost Promise: Remembering Those Who Have Died From Drugs, held at the Drug Enforcement Agency Headquarters in Arlington, Va., at 6:30 p.m. A Memorial Wall will be established for parents, siblings and friends to post a photo and brief story. Even if you can’t attend the vigil, you are invited to email a photo and story for inclusion in the wall at vigilforlostpromise@gmail.com. The wall will become part of DEA's traveling exhibit, Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause. The last day to register for the vigil is May 15. Click here for more information.
2. Check out ST featured podcasts Podcasts featured on www.silenttreatment.info deliver free audio feeds from our broadcast contributors and partners. Featured is Magnificent Obsession from Chicago’s public radio 91.5 WBEZ, bringing listeners an eclectic soundtrack and true stories of recovery from alcohol/drug dependency told by those who have lived the experience. Click here to download. For more information on creating and downloading podcasts, visit the Breaking the Silence action guide.
3. Send us your mailing lists for outreach material The Silent Treatment team is available to fulfill mailing requests to up to 250 individuals and organizations of your choice to spread the word about the project. Included in the mailings are the Breaking the Silence action guide, a promotional brochure and a cover letter from your organization. If you are interested, please send an email to sroff@pajournalism.com.
4. Consider writing an op-ed
Recovery Walks On September 16, recovery community organizations around the country will hold Recovery Walks as part of a national celebration. Faces & Voices of Recovery will be publicizing these events nationally. Please let them know if your organization is holding a Recovery Walk that day. So far, walks are scheduled in:
Connecticut:
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery
National Quiz Day Research shows a connection between teen drug use and sexual activity. In honor of the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy on May 3, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and Teen People once again have teamed up to present the National Day Quiz. Teens are encouraged to go online and take this fun, engaging quiz (available in online and print versions) that presents several real-life scenarios involving sex and then asks teens to choose a course of action.
Check out our comprehensive calendar at http://calendar.silenttreatment.info,containing over 750 treatment- and recovery-related events across the country. Click any of the events to get more information and confirm dates and times. To have upcoming events included in our calendar, please send us an email.
There’s a lot going on in June in the field of addiction prevention, treatment and recovery. Here’s a sample:
June’s commemorations: 12–18: National Men's Health Week
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