Tag Archives: recovery
Behavioral health career fair has special focus on recruiting persons in recovery
Last month I published an article talking about how moving to a recovery-oriented approach to substance abuse can also be a form of economic development. In particular, I posited that employers implementing hiring programs for people in recovery would be one such strategy. A growing field that could greatly benefit from recruiting new, young energy […]
How a recovery-oriented approach to substance abuse means economic development for Maine
Last week I posted this article talking about how moving to a recovery-oriented approach to substance abuse can also be a form of economic development. In particular, I posit that employers implementing hiring programs for people in recovery would be one such strategy. Lo and behold, there are indeed companies out there starting to do […]
Maine’s Heroin Crisis: Solution Not as Simple as Enforcement vs. Treatment
The past week has seen some much-needed wall to wall coverage of the heroin crisis across most major Maine media outlets. The most recent headlines have been around the recent rash of overdoses over the course of a 24 hours period in Portland. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen that story. There have been previous clusters of […]