It was started several years ago by a recovering student and spurred the creation of a Collegiate Recovery Program at the University.
They are still very active, providing much needed support to recovering students on campus, as well as a lot of fun–dances, canoe trips, bike trips, etc.
I got sober on a college campus with very little peer support. This is GREAT.
I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work.
Views expressed here are my own.
Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.
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I wish they had groups in uni’s over here… We are just starting to have Youth Liaison workers so hopefully they will set up some groups!
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I know. It’s really great, isn’t it?
One of the things that’s really cool about it is that it serves as a two way bridge with the larger local recovering community. The group helps link students to the local recovering community and I think the presence of the students in the recovering community draws other sober people into the university.
I wish they had groups in uni’s over here… We are just starting to have Youth Liaison workers so hopefully they will set up some groups!
I know. It’s really great, isn’t it?
One of the things that’s really cool about it is that it serves as a two way bridge with the larger local recovering community. The group helps link students to the local recovering community and I think the presence of the students in the recovering community draws other sober people into the university.
Brilliant!