Recovery Is Happening

RECOVERY FORWARD: PEER SUPPORT AND WORKFORCE PATHWAYS IN SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA - RECOVERY IS HAPPENING, A RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, WILL PROVIDE PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES-MENTORSHIP, EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS, AND 24/7 CRISIS SUPPORT AT MAYO CLINIC'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT—TO HELP ADULTS IN FIVE SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA COUNTIES (POPULATION 292,000) RETURN TO WORK AND BUILD LASTING RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD). THE BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF RECOVERY (BCOR) GRANT, WILL SUPPORT 80 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY, 240 OVER THREE YEARS, ALONGSIDE RECOVERY IS HAPPENING'S ONGOING PEER SUPPORT WORK. POPULATION OF FOCUS PARTICIPANTS ARE ADULTS AGED 18 AND OLDER WITH ALCOHOL, OPIOID, STIMULANT, OR POLYSUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. MOST HAVE CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND HISTORIES OF HOUSING CONCERNS OR JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. IN 2025, RECOVERY IS HAPPENING SERVED 348 PEOPLE ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS AND FUNDING SOURCES; 80% IMPROVED RECOVERY CAPITAL. ALL PEER SUPPORT WILL BE TRAUMA-INFORMED, GROUNDED IN MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND SAMHSA'S 8 DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS, WITH PROGRESS TRACKED AT INTAKE, THROUGH 18 MONTHS, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO EXPAND PEER SUPPORT THAT BUILDS LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR ADULTS WITH SUD IN THE REGION.