A Recovery Community That Is STRONG!
We are off to an amazing start of 2021! That is why we have decided to start this newsletter highlighting, what's going on in the Rockdale recovery community. This newsletter will be released once at the end of each month to recap recovery news and resources. You will also experience a word from Commissioner Doreen Williams, personal recovery stories and information on how to support the Rockdale County Stepping Up Initiative in our ongoing efforts to reduce the number of people in the criminal justice system with mental health and substance use challenges.
We have now launched our Rockdale County Stepping Up Initiative website! Please visit us online to stay connected and informed on recovery in Rockdale!
COMMISSIONER'S CORNER
A huge thanks goes out to Commissioner Doreen Williams for her leadership and profound dedication to support our community in adopting the National Stepping Up Initiative.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
GRIT & GRACE RCO
Our recovery community members, family and allies have been doing an astounding job at living their recovery out loud. You can find them in daily zoom meetings, hosting Recovery Radio Broadcasts and more! Follow Grit & Grace RCO on their new YouTube and Twitter pages to show your support and stay connected.
We are inviting you to join us every Wednesday at 12:00 noon and again on Thursdays at 1:00 pm for The Grit & Grace Recovery Hour on the CAT10 Entertainment Network by visiting HISHOPNATION.COM ! We will be bringing recovery resources and revelations So go ahead and download the His Hop Radio App today so you will be ready to tune in with us!
This year we stared off with a successful virtual Mental Health Day at the Capital hosted by the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network!

Get ready for another exciting event, ARAD 2021 will be hosted by the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse on February 2, 2021!
Join us is a warm welcome to Tanisha Character, as the newest addition to the Rockdale County Stepping Up Initiative Executive Team!

Tanisha is an alumni of the Rockdale Accountability Courts and has a passion to support her peers in the recovery community and is committed to provide ongoing support to our initiative projects and goals.
STEVEN'S STORY
We would like to highlight Steven Fambrough as this month's "Champion of Recovery!"

Steven has been selected by the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network to participate in their Certified Peer Specialist program!

Congratulations Steven! We are proud to have people that are intentional about their recovery and providing support to their fellow peers!

Click on the video to hear Steven's story
PARTNERSHIPS
The Rockdale County Stepping Up Initiative acknowledges that it takes a community and we are truly grateful for the the continued support of the following partnerships:

Rockdale County Board of Commissioners
Rockdale State Court
Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office
City of Conyers Police Department 
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
Rockdale County Accountability Courts
Grit & Grace: A Rockdale Recovery Organization, Inc.
Viewpoint Health
Restoration Storehouse
E911
District Attorney’s Office
Rockdale County Public Defender’s Office
Rockdale County Probate Judge
Rockdale County Magistrate Judge
2800 SW HWY 138
Conyers, GA 30094
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