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Addiction Recovery

A UMNS graphic by Hugo Martinez

UPCOMING EVENTS:

One-Day Workshop for Clergy and those in Recovery Ministry:
"Understanding the Impact of Addiction and Supporting Recovery: Strategies 

and Tools for Clergy and Other Congregational Leaders"
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church
Flyer with Registration
BOOM's Council on Clergy Development has approved 0.5 CEUs
for Cal-Nev Conference clergy only.
For more information, click here.

September is National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Item 31, adopted as amended June 20, 2009
For more information, go to www.recoverymonth.gov

Select Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 2009 Fall Calendar
Calendar Information 

Faith Partners Leadership Day
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church
Registration Deadline: October 16
Registration

 

 RESOURCES:

 - General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) Special Program for Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV)

 - General Board of Church & Society Health and Wholeness

 - Addiction Recovery Partners

 - Recent Articles

 - United Methodist Source Materials

 
TAKE ACTION:

A message from The California Department of Alcohol and
Drug Programs' Director Renee Zito.

"We need your help. Work is underway right now in our nation's capitol to reform our health care system. We need to enlist your effort in promoting inclusion of substance use disorders and treatment in federal legislation". Read balance of her letter here.

 

  For more information, contact Doug Sibley, Addictions Recovery coordinator for the
Board of Church & Society of the CA-NV Annual Conference at
dsibley@gmail.com.