It's Recovery Month!

Recovery is different for everyone. What works for one person may not work for others. Support is a critical part of recovery. Below are some helpful resources. Be sure to download The Hub's resource and support group guides also.

Make Your Workplace Recovery Friendly

Becoming a Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) means keeping your organization strong by keeping employees on the job, even as they recover from substance misuse. Recovery in general is good for business because it holds these benefits:

Improved productivity.
Decreased healthcare costs.
Reduced injuries.
Reduced absenteeism. Employees in recovery take less unscheduled time off than their peers and miss less work than employees with SUD – and the general workforce.
Reduced Presenteeism. This refers to workers who are physically at work, but so distracted by the impact of SUD on their personal and family lives that they are ineffective workers.
Reduced employee turnover.

Download the Recovery Friendly Workplace toolkit to learn more. If you have additional questions about certification, you can contact Jeremy Kosbob.

Maternal Suicide Prevention Week

Did you know...?

Suicide accounts for up to 20% of postpartum deaths.
Suicide is a leading cause of maternal death in the first year following childbirth.
Maternal suicide deaths are more common than maternal deaths caused by postpartum hemorrhage or hypertensive disorders.

If you are concerned about yourself or someone you love, there is help available. Visit Postpartum International for helpline, support group information and more.

Suicide Prevention: Teens & Young Adults

Supporting Mental Health From a Distance: When Should a Parent Intervene? | The Jed Foundation

For most young people, going to college is the first time living away from home. This experience is exciting, maturing and hopefully educational and fun. It is also a big step and almost inevitably this will bring up anxiety for them.

Reducing Suicide Risk With Safety Plans | Child Mind Institute

A safety plan is something mental health professionals use when a child or adolescent says or does something that suggests they are at risk of doing something harmful. It's usually triggered by talk of suicidal feelings, but it could also be thoughts of self-injury or harming someone else.

You are not alone! Help is always available. In CT, call or text 988.

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Local Events

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TOMORROW: Regional Suicide Advisory Board Meeting

September 9th, 12 - 2 PM

September 16th at 8 PM

Get tickets.

Resources

In the News

Candy, cash, gifts: How rewards help recovery from addiction

Harold Lewis has been fighting drug addiction for years, but only recently started thinking recovery could be fun. The 59-year-old former cook earned small prizes - candy, gum, gift cards, sunglasses and headphones - for attending meetings and staying in treatment for opioid addiction during a 12-week program in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Doomscrolling linked to poor physical and mental health, study finds

There's no shortage of bad news in the media to "doomscroll", from a global pandemic to the war in Ukraine and an impending climate crisis, but new research suggests the compulsive urge to surf the web can lead to poor mental and physical health outcomes.

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