News from Springs Recovery Connection
April 28th, 2021
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Springs Recovery Connection Mission
To strengthen the recovery community through peer and family support, public education and advocacy.
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How Alcohol Affects Us as We Age |
You don't have to go to Margaritaville to see people in their 60s and older having nightly rounds of pungent cocktails. Heavier drinking is on the rise among older Americans. Surveys of about 40,000 U.S. adults taken in 2001-2002 and again in 2012-2013 revealed that the percentage of adults 65 and over who drank shot up by 22 percent — the biggest jump of any age group. High-risk or “binge” drinking, defined as more than five drinks in a sitting for men and four in a sitting for women at least weekly during the previous 12 months, rose a whopping 65 percent. The 2017 study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry reported that older adults with diagnosed alcohol use disorders had skyrocketed 107%.
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Peer Workers, Better Outcome Measures Key to Successful Value Based Care in Behavioral Health |
“If we really want to change the system to be focused more on value [and] to incentivize those little touch points that make such a difference in care that aren’t necessarily face-to-face, we’ve got to move toward value-based payment, toward more of a capitated or global payment rate and toward more of a population health approach,” said Katherine Knutson, the senior vice president at United Health Group and the CEO of United Health’s behavioral health arm, Optum Behavioral Care.
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Connecticut Non-Profit Surpasses 50,000 Individuals Trained Internationally in Addiction Recovery Support |
New England non-profit, The Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), has developed an industry-leading training department that has trained a total of 55,000 individuals and grown markedly during COVID-19. Building on a history of service to the recovery community, CCAR has worked since 1998 to support individuals and communities affected by substance use by providing recovery support services, advocacy efforts, and training initiatives.
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Addiction is not a moral issue.
When you give to Springs Recovery Connection, your gift goes towards programs such as Recovery Coaching, Telephone Support, Emergency Department Peer Support and Community Services Referrals. Your gift also gives people in recovery and their families an opportunity to change the narrative.
Will you help us change the narrative?
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If flowers can teach themselves how to bloom after winter passes, so can you. - Noor Shirazie
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Colorado Artists in Recovery
All classes are free for people in recovery!
Most workshops are 6 weeks long - One hour sessions once per week. Classes will be held via zoom until it is safe to hold them in person.
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Calling All Artists!
Would you like to be featured as a 2021 Artist In Recovery?
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Recovery Hero: Natasha Hill |
Hi, my name is Natasha Hill. I have been in recovery since November 27, 2019, a total of 16 months and 5 days. I have accomplished so much, including being a part of my kids life, becoming certified as a recovery coach, and being a part of opening a women and children’s sober living. By furthering my career, I am giving back to the community and helping others find their best lives in recovery.
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Do you know a Recovery Hero? We'd like to meet them.
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Springs Recovery Connection's Updated Office Hours
Due to COVID-19 and regulations reinstated by the El Paso County Health Department, our office is now closed to all walk in traffic. Please call us for more information 719-465-2295.
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Springs Recovery Connection
1930 W. Colorado Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
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