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Community and media events are the cornerstone of National Recovery Month (Recovery Month); holding an event can be an exciting and important way to make a difference in your community. The impact your organization can have by spreading a lasting message of recovery throughout your community can be beyond measure.

Recovery Month events, no matter how large or small, can go a long way in promoting the benefits of recovery. Search for Events in your area below for examples of events of all sizes that resulted in the dissemination of positive and personal messages of recovery in communities across the country.

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• 27th Annual Conference on Child & Family Maltreatment CA

  01/26/2013 8:00AM - 01/31/2013 5:00PM
  Multi-disciplinary program offering courses in medicine, mental health, trauma treatment, child welfare, law, investigations, forensic interviewing, research, infant and early childhood mental health, law & ethics, returning combat veterans & families, plus global perspectives for professionals working with children and families involved in maltreatment.
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2012/27th-Annual-Conference-on-Child-%26-Family-Maltreatment-3742.aspx

• Inaugural Fundraiser benefiting LifeHouse Recovery Connection's Recovery Community Center and Sober Living Facility CA

  01/26/2013 6:00PM - 10:00PM
  LifeHouse Recovery Connection (LHRC) will host an Inaugural Gala Fundraiser benefiting the scheduled February 2013 opening of LHRC's Community Recovery Center and Sober Living Facility. LHRC is hosting this event to raise funds supporting the opening and operation of the facility as well as to raise community awareness of LifeHouse Community Connection's mission as Southern California's first recognized Recovery Community Organization (RCO). As an RCO, LifeHouse exists to serve the recovery community and their families by offering training and certification in peer-to-peer recovery coaching, by offering sober lodging and by facilitating pathways to recovery by support services. Tickets to the event: $50 per person, $85 per couple, $350 per table of eight
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/Inaugural-Fundraiser-benefiting-LifeHouse-Recovery-Connection's-Recovery-Community-Center-and-Sober-Living-Facility-5344.aspx

• The Evolution of Addiction Treatment CA

  02/07/2013 9:00AM - 02/10/2013 3:30PM
  A Different Kind of Substance Abuse and Addiction Treatment Conference. The current field of Substance Abuse and Addiction Treatment has been evolving for almost eight decades now. During this time, we have seen many important developments as well as many failed experiments. It seems time to step back and conduct a professional inventory of where we have been, where we are now, and where we are heading. We provide a forum that encourages professional dialogues of controversial issues, showcases innovative and creative treatment approaches, and offers an overview of the field and its future.
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2012/The-Evolution-of-Addiction-Treatment-3649.aspx

• Long-term Effects of Prenatal Substance Exposure on Children CA

  02/26/2013 10:00AM - 11:30AM
  Presenter: Barry Lester, Ph.D. Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Children at Risk Brown University Alpert Medical School and Women and Infants Hospital... This webinar will review outcomes of longitudinal studies of children with prenatal drug exposure, and examine how the combination of prenatal exposure and environmental adversity can result in the development of behavior disorders, including early onset of adolescent substance use. A new model examining prenatal exposure within the broader context of the wear and tear on the body’s response to stress will be presented.
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2012/Long-term-Effects-of-Prenatal-Substance-Exposure-on-Children-4572.aspx

• 2013 NAMIWalk Ventura County CA

  05/04/2013 - 05/04/2013
  Mark your calendar and make plans to join us for our ninth annual NAMI Walk on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the Ventura Beach Promenade. All proceeds from the Walk will be used to fund NAMI's support, education, and advocacy programs right here in Ventura County and surrounding areas. More importantly, this is an opportunity to reach out to the community to further our goals of raising awareness and erasing the stigma of mental illness. The NAMI Walk is Ventura County's largest mental health event of the year. Thank you to all who made our 2012 Walk the biggest and most successful. Let's make the 2013 Walk an even bigger celebration for everyone affected by mental illness. Reach out and make sure you invite everyone you know to come to the Walk and to support the Walk - those of us who live with a mental illness, the caregivers and providers who work with us, our family, friends, social networks, work colleagues, local businesses and members of the community.
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/2013-NAMIWalk-Ventura-County-4728.aspx

• Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Trauma Building on Vulnerable Parents’ Strengths CA

  06/24/2013 8:00AM - 06/25/2013 3:30PM
  This workshop, presented by Sharon Melnick, PhD, delves into the development of intergenerational cycles of trauma and recommends methods to help parents with histories of addiction, abuse, and/or HIV break the pattern. Bridging cutting-edge research and clinical wisdom, attendees will walk away with an understanding of how parents’ own psychological dynamics are brought into the next generation.
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2012/Breaking-Intergenerational-Cycles-of-Trauma-Building-on-Vulnerable-Parents%e2%80%99-Strengths-4573.aspx

• 3rd Annual International Overdose Awareness Day - "DIE IN 2013" CA

  08/31/2013 12:00PM - 1:00PM
  3rd Annual IOA Day, our participants will walk down Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles then will fall on the ground as though we are dead. One by one we will read the names of friends and family members who died overdose deaths.
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/3rd-Annual-International-Overdose-Awareness-Day---%22DIE-IN-2013%22-5459.aspx

• "Recovery Happens" CA

  09/04/2013 9:00AM - 2:30PM
  "Celebrating Recovery Happens!" This is the Kick-off Rally for Recovery Month! Information Fair, Food, Entertainment and Fellowship!
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/%22Recovery-Happens%22-5491.aspx

• 9th Annual Recovery Walk and Celebration CA

  09/07/2013 9:00AM - 3:00PM
  1 Mile Walk, Music, Guest Speakers, Food, Kids Corner, Booths, T-Shirts, Wristbands and Fellowship
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/9th-Annual-Recovery-Walk-and-Celebration-5500.aspx

• Clancy Live CA

  09/07/2013 2:00PM - 5:00PM
  Well known AA speaker, Clancy I., is going to give his AA talk. There will then be a period where people can share their appreciation for recovery, followed by a question and answer period with board certified psychiatrist and addictionologist Dr. Akikur Mohammad. There will be free refreshments provided.
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/Clancy-Live-5488.aspx

• Unity in the Community CA

  09/07/2013 4:00PM - 8:00PM
  The 2nd Annual Unity in the Community event is scheduled for Saturday, September 7, 2013 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the Enloe Conference Center in Chico California The event, held during National Recovery Month, offers an evening of motivational and educational speakers representing recovery and community wellness, culminating with a buffet dinner, raffle and evening entertainment.
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/Unity-in-the-Community-5557.aspx

• Glenn County Recovery Happens CA

  09/12/2013 2:00PM - 7:00PM
  Glenn County Recovery Happens is an Annual Event Hosted by Glenn County Drug and Alcohol and Unity in Recovery. Includes Music, food and booths to celebrate our Recovery
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/Glenn-County-Recovery-Happens-5452.aspx

• MANY PATHS ONE DESTINATION CA

  09/14/2013 8:00AM - 2:00PM
  This will be our 5th year featuring well known speakers within the Recovery Community talking on topics the affect many of us. This is an all day event with a spaghetti lunch starting off with Native American dancers and drummers followed by our interesting lineup of speakers.
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/MANY-PATHS-ONE-DESTINATION-5525.aspx

• Recovery Happens in San Bernardino CA

  09/14/2013 9:00AM - 3:00PM
  Music, entertainment, food, children's games, sporting events, opportunity drawings, and a themed mile walk!
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/Recovery-Happens-in-San-Bernardino-5515.aspx

• STRUT! for Sobriety CA

  09/28/2013 10:00AM - 3:00PM
  New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment and Healing) will present the 9th annual Strut for Sobriety! luncheon, awards ceremony, and fashion show at the Marriot Marquis & Marina. An entertaining fashion show featuring fashions from Macy’s Horton Plaza will showcase designs worn by professional models as well as guest models in recovery. Topaz runway tables of ten are $1,200 and individual tickets are $85 each. (619/670-1184, www.anewpathsite.org)
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/STRUT!-for-Sobriety-5460.aspx

• 2013 NAMIWalk Northern California CA

  04/27/2013 - 04/27/2013
  
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/2013-NAMIWalk-Northern-California-4724.aspx

• 2013 NAMIWalk Fresno CA

  05/04/2013 - 05/04/2013
  
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/2013-NAMIWalk-Fresno-4727.aspx

• 2013 NAMIWalk San Francisco Bay Area CA

  06/01/2013 - 06/01/2013
  
  http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/2013-NAMIWalk-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-4752.aspx