There are numerous opportunities to engage in communities with peers and allies supporting recovery in Idaho this year.
Whether you want to pitch in with volunteer work, or utilize self-care and self-improvement and support opportunities, we hope you find an event you will love!
National Cause Celebrations
There are many causes recognized across the nation and some that are core to our beliefs at Recovery Idaho. We will be celebrating, and hope you will too.
Recovery Month: September
- Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in recovery from substance use and mental health, just as we celebrate improvements made by those who are managing other health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease.
- Each September, Recovery Month works to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and community members across the nation who make recovery in all its forms possible.
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare/ Behavioral Health Division
Hosting national resources for the observance of Recovery Month
Mental Health Awareness Month: May
- Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in the U.S. since 1949. Every year during the month of May, NAMI Idaho (National Alliance on Mental Illness) joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. Together, we fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for policies that support the millions of people in the U.S. affected by mental illness.
- Mental Health Awareness Month (National)
- NAMI Idaho
National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month: October
- In October, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recognizes Youth Substance Use Prevention Month. The need for prevention remains great. Studies show that the earlier in life a young person starts using alcohol or other drugs, the greater their lifetime risk of misuse or addiction.
- According to SAMHSA’s 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 8.2 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 drank alcohol in the past month, and 13.8 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 used illicit drugs in the past year.
- Youth Substance Use Prevention Month | SAMHSA
Red Ribbon Campaigns
- Idaho’s Red Ribbon Week Celebration
- https://odp.idaho.gov/
- National Family Partnership (Formerly National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth)
- Join us in our mission to keep kids drug-free and celebrate National Red Ribbon Week. National Family Partnership, leading and supporting our nation’s families and communities in nurturing the full potential of healthy, drug-free youth.
- https://www.redribbon.org/
Second Chance Month: April
Raise awareness of the negative effects incarceration can have even for individuals who have fully completed their sentences. https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/events/second-chance-month
