This year’s Walk for Recovery 2024 started after the National Press Club luncheon, hosted by Faces & Voices of Recovery. The walk began Freedom Plaza and continued down to the monument. Dozens of folks participated including some who had joined that day as a result of the speech given by Anna Mable Jones, the Community Liaison and Community Bridges leader. Ms. Jones directed her speech to the crowd explaining the significance of the walk-a-thon to the recovery community and the purpose of National Recovery Month.
The goal of National Recovery Month is to raise awareness that hope and healing from mental health and substance use problems are real and possible. It highlights the availability of evidence-based treatment and recovery support services, celebrates the nation’s strong recovery community, recognizes the commitment of service providers and communities that make recovery possible, and demonstrates the national recovery community’s dedication.
Star-studded moments included the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, leading SAMHSA and other Federal Agencies, Recovery Communities, and additional organizations in the “Walk for Recovery”
Want to see pictures from The National Press Club luncheon, click this link https://dcrecovery.org/event/faces-voices-recovery-national-press-club-luncheon/.
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