National Recovery Month 2025

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• Educational Resources
  • Substance Use and Overdose Prevention Taskforce (SUOPT)
    • The SUOPT offers educational resources like toolkits, posters, and guides to help prevent overdose and promote safe substance use.
    • Community Resources
    • Educational Toolkits
  • Sunstance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Resources for Supporting a Loved One
    • Resources, tips, and guidance on how to support and start a conversation with a loved one who is coping with mental health and substance use disorders.
  • It's Up to Us
    • Learn more about substance use disorder and how to support loved ones.
  • 30-Day Mental Wellness Practice
    • The 30-Day Mental Wellness Practice is a fun, free and accessible way for you to engage in daily self-care activities that support your mental wellness. Explore downloadable and shareable content such as practice materials, activity worksheets, virtual backgrounds, and more!
    • Looking for materials trailored for youth? Explore the Youth Mental Wellness Practice - a toolkit created for youth by youth.
  • National Harm Reduction Coalition 
    • Offers a range of educational resources focused on overdose prevention, safer drug use, and harm reduction strategies. These resources are designed to empower individuals, healthcare professionals, and communities with the knowledge and tools needed to promote health equity and reduce stigma.
  • California Department of Public Health Overdose Prevention Initiative
    • The California Department of Public Health's Overdose Prevention Initiative addresses the evolving drug overdose crisis through data collection, research, and state-local partnerships. Access data, educational materials, and tools designed to combat the overdose epidemic and promote safer communities.
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Recovery Resources
    • The DEA provides information related to supporting a loved one by recognizing signs of addiction and sharing information and resources to treatment, recovery, and prevention.
       
• Local Recovery Resources
  • San Diego Opioid Project
    • Naloxone is a life-saving nasal spray that stops fentanyl overdoses and saves lives. Learn more about naloxone, where to get it, and how to use it.

  • Substance Use Disorder Programs Directory for Adults
    • The Directory of Substance Use Disorder Programs for Adults and Older Adults provides a list of treatment options across San Diego County, including residential services, outpatient programs, and specialized care for mental health and substance use conditions.
  • County of San Diego Harm Reduction Interactive Maps
    • Contains interactive maps for prescription drop-off sites, Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT) Programs and Naloxone Resources.

  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) San Diego
    • NAMI San Diego & Imperial Counties is a nonprofit organization that provides education, advocacy, and support for people living with mental illness and their families.
  • Family Health Centers of San Diego
    • Family Health Centers of San Diego offers a varity of services and programs throughout the county, with services varying by location. To schedule a telehealth appointment, call (619) 515-2300, or click here to learn more.   
  • Teen Recovery Centers
    • Teen Recovery Centers provide outpatient services, intensive outpatient services, and early intervention to youth ages 12-17 with a substance use condition, including co-occuring mental health needs.
  • Every Day is Take Back Day
    • Safely dispose of unneeded medications through 17,000 locations nationwide. Find your local drop-off site.
       
• Social Media Toolkits
  • Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
    • Social media content to help spread awareness about the process of recovery and to share hopeful message that most people who get help do recover. Including resources for learning about and supporting those in recovery and promotional materials about recovery.
  • SAMHSA Overdose Awareness Week Resources
    • Social media toolkit that provides information related to signs of overdose, where to find help, how to save a life and general awareness around international overdose awareness day as well as public health messages.
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention Overdose Prevention Digital Media Toolkits
    • Digital media toolkits are available to help partners, including state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments, and the community, communicate the importance of drug overdose prevention, harm reduction, health equity, and support for treatment and recovery.
  • California Department of Public Health Communications Toolkits
    • Includes communication toolkits for college opioid prevention, fentanyl and overdose prevention, youth cannabis prevention, mental health awareness, and occupational mental health.
       
• Get Involved
  • Substance Use and Overdose Prevention Taskforce (SUOPT)
    • Join the San Diego County SUOPT to help prevent and reduce substance use harms in the community. Participate in quarterly meetings or join a subcommittee focused on safe prescribing, public health advocacy, community education, or harm reduction.
       
• Storytelling – Sharing Stories of Lived Experience
  • Unshame California
    • Unshame California is bringing the recovery community together by shining a light on the stories of people impacted by substance use disorder. Unshame California invites everyone to treat people without judgment, because no one should face challenges alone.
  • Faces & Voices of Recovery
    • Faces & Voices of Recovery amplifies the power of personal stories to de-stigmatize addiction and celebrate recovery. Individuals are encouraged to share their journeys, fostering understanding, building community, and creating a culture where recovery is seen as a normal and achievable part of life.
  • Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Digital Storytelling
    • Access resources to help you share personal stories about recovering from mental or substance use disorders.
       
• Virtual Backgrounds
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  • Version 2