Georgia Council for Recovery
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Georgia Council for Recovery is a statewide nonprofit that supports people in recovery from substance use. It runs the CARES Warm Line, where you can call or text a peer in recovery, and it puts peer coaches in some hospitals. It also trains peer specialists and helps local recovery community organizations.
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What they offer 9
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Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) Peer Recovery CoachingProgram
One-on-one peer coaching for people getting hospital care related to alcohol use. Coaches help people understand their options and link them to services for long-term recovery.
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CARES Program (peer specialist certification)Program
Training and certification to become a Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist, a peer who guides others in recovery. Steps are a workshop, an application, and a 40-hour Academy with an exam.
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CARES Warm LineService
A call-or-text line where peers in recovery listen and give support. It is not a crisis line. Coaches know resources across Georgia and support all paths to recovery.
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Emergency Department Peer Recovery CoachingProgram
Peer recovery coaches sit with people in hospital emergency departments after an overdose or substance use crisis. They also help family members and keep in touch after the person leaves the hospital.
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NICU Peer Recovery Coaching (Maternal Peer Specialists)Program
Peer coaches support mothers and families dealing with substance use while their baby is in the neonatal intensive care unit. They teach about neonatal abstinence syndrome, parenting in recovery, and local supports.
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Recovery Coach Virtual Connections (RCVC)Program
Peer support by video or phone for people with substance use challenges who are at Coffee Regional Medical Center. A certified peer specialist helps connect them to ongoing recovery help.
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Recovery Community Organization (RCO) Development ServicesService
Help for local recovery community organizations and the communities that start them. The team visits communities, runs listening sessions, helps plan recovery symposiums, and leads a learning group for the RCO network.
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Recovery Trainings (individual, community, organizational and workplace)Program
Trainings on topics like recovery messaging, overdose response and naloxone, advocacy, motivational interviewing, peer support, and starting hospital peer programs. Each one is tailored after a conversation with your group.
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