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All training is FREE. Click on the underlined segments to view the flyer and registration information.

MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING LEARNING COLLABORATIVE

This learning collaborative is designed to build foundational, advanced, integration and mastery of Motivational Interviewing (MI) to improve behavioral health outcomes.

Behavioral health professionals, case managers, social workers, recovery specialists, and integrated care staff are invited to participate in this 3-phase program with goals to increase confidence and fidelity in MI, embed MI into routine behavioral health practice and to develop internal MI champions to sustain practice change. Phase 1 will be a full 6-hour in-person training beginning July 1, 2026. Phases 2 and 3 will be held online in 90 minute increments throughout July, August and September.

LEARN MORE and REGISTER HERE

• Motivational Interviewing Learning Collaborative - 7/1/26, Kittanning, PA
• CCAR's Recovery Coach Academy - 7/6/2026 thru 7/10/2026, Meadville, PA
• CRS/CFRS Training Series - Thursdays, 7/9/26 thru 9/10/26, Brockway, PA
• CCAR's Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches - 7/27/2026 thru 7/29/2026, Meadville, PA
• CRS/CFRS Training Series - M-F 2 weeks straight, 8/3/26 thru 8/14/26, Newcastle, PA
• CRS/CFRS Training Series - M-F 2 weeks straight, 11/30/26 thru 12/11/26, Latrobe, PA

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Around the HUB

Trainings and Events happening throughout the Regions

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Elevate Harm Reduction is the theme for 2026 Save A Life Day.

Save A Life Day is a grassroots national day of equipping the public to recognize and reverse an overdose. The annual event began in 2 counties in West Virginia and today has grown to all 50 states! The event is hosted by SOAR WV who provides planning support, anti-stigma materials, media resources, organizing guides, monthly planning meetings, and one-on-one technical assistance. The annual event is held the 4th Thursday in September, 9/24/26, with a rain date of October 1st. County Organizers are needed for Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Mercer and Venango counties throughout Regions 6 & 7.

More information on becoming an organizer is available HERE

For more information on Save A Life Day visit https://savealife.day/

Bethel Life Worship Center is offering FREE transportation to individuals residing in Mercer County. Click here for more information.

Community Campfire Gatherings: Friends in recovery meet monthly (on the 3rd Friday at 7pm) at Too Far Out Farm in Crawford County to share experience, strength & hope around the campfire. Meet the horses, learn how they aid recovery and roast a marshmallow or two! This is a casual, country outing for the whole family. Bring your camp chairs and join around the campfire!

RSVP here https://www.toofaroutfarm.org/events#CAT

AICDAC Recovery Simulations are on the calendar!

The Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission has scheduled Recovery Simulations in Clarion, Armstrong, and Indiana Counties. The Clarion simulation has passed and registration is still open for Armstrong & Indiana. Everyone is encouraged to attend , especially people who interact with individuals experiencing SUD. The Simulations are free!

Armstrong Simulation: July 15, 2026

Indiana Simulation: September 9, 2026

• Community Campfire Gatherings - Guys Mills, PA
• Recovery Connection Picnic - 6/26/26, Greenville, PA
• Healing the Stigma of Addiction/Recovery101PRO-Trainings (PRO-A) - 7/15/26, Greenville, PA
• Recovery Connection Picnic - 7/17/26, Greenville, PA
• Recovery Connection Picnic - 8/14/26, Greenville, PA
• Wounded Healers and Loss/Establishing and Sustaining Psychological Safety in the SUD Workplace Trainings (PRO-A) - 8/18/26, Greenville, PA
• Overdose Awareness Event - 8/31/26, Washington, PA
• Recovery Simulation - 9/9/26, Indiana, PA
• Recovery Connection Picnic - 9/11/26, Greenville, PA
• Recovery Celebration - 9/26/26, Meadville, PA
• Supporting from a Strength-Based Perspective/ Multiple Pathways of Recovery Trainings (PRO-A) - 10/14/26, Greenville, PA
• Engaging People with Love - Meeting People Where They Are & Helping Them Heal Training (PRO-A) - 11/18/26, Greenville, PA
• Teetotal Initiative - FREE! Sober Events Calendar
• The Story of Us: Exploring Pittsburgh's Past, Present & Future - 6/26/26, 3pm @ The Heinz History Center
• Seven Steps to Center: Third Eye Chakra - 6/28/26 10am - 11am @ Zoom

If your organization is planning events and would like them included in the newsletter, let us know!

Employment opportunities throughout the Regions

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Certified Recovery Specialist Re-entry Coordinator - Armstrong County

Certified Recovery Specialist - Cambria, Somerset, and other counties

If you organization is has open Recovery Support positions, let us know and we'll help spread the word!

Positions will be advertised for 30 days.

Around the State

Things happening throughout Pennsylvania

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• Online no cost virtual training through ORN and Faces & Voices of Recovery
• PRO-A's Statewide Weekly Call - Tuesdays at 10:00am
• Introduction to SUD - DDAP on-demand training
• Depressive Disorders & SUDs - DDAP on-demand training

Shapiro Administration Launches “In Our Town” Initiative to Help Reduce Stigma, Encourage Community Support for Those in Substance Use Disorder Recovery May 15, 2026

The initiative is part of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs’ larger anti-stigma campaign, Life Unites Us, which uses social media platforms to share stories of Pennsylvanians living in recovery from substance use disorders – reaching millions statewide. 

In Our Town builds on the Shapiro Administration’s $100,000 investment in community-based organizations serving 10 counties to assist with their anti-stigma efforts.

Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) is encouraging Pennsylvanians to take part in the Shapiro Administration’s In Our Town community engagement initiative that reduces the stigma around substance use disorder (SUD) by recording video messages about their own SUD recovery journey or in support of someone else’s recovery who lives in their community and sharing those messages through social media platforms.

The initiative is designed to highlight the role of community support in making recovery from SUD possible. In Our Town aims to reduce stigma around SUD and reinforce that recovery is not only possible but supported in towns and neighborhoods across the state by elevating real, everyday moments of care and connection through story-sharing.

Read the full press release in DDAP's newsroom.

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