National Recovery Month is a national observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the nation’s strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and communities who make recovery in all its forms possible.

National Recovery Month 2024, SAMHSA

Prevention Resources to Help Support Recovery

The Mountain Plains PTTC has compiled the following research, toolkits, recorded webinars and other prevention-related information regarding the intersection between prevention and recovery.

Understanding Prevention Basics for Peer Recovery Specialists, Great Lakes PTTC, 2024

Building Bridges - Fostering Community-Campus Collaboration for Substance Use Prevention, Harm Reduction, & Recovery, (Webinar Recording), Southeast PTTC, 2024

The Intersection of Harm Reduction, Prevention, and Recovery: Learning Community Toolkit, Peer Recovery Center of Excellence, June 2021

The Intersection of Prevention & Recovery Series, Peer Recovery Center of Excellence, Great Lakes PTTC, PTTC Network, June 2021

The Intersection of Prevention and Recovery: Making the Connection, Pacific Southwest PTTC, 2022

Bridging the Gap Between Prevention and Recovery, (Webinar Recording), Central East PTTC, 2021

Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council Presents:

Strengthening Indigenous Wellbeing-A new Era in Tribal Public Health 2024 August 14-15, 2024 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located in downtown Billings, MT.

Click here for more information and to register

The National Latino Behavioral Health Association is hosting the 2024 National Latino Behavioral Health Conference in San Antonio, Texas on August 23^rd and 24th, 2024.

The 2024 National Latino Behavioral Health Conference will provide the best and effective interventions and knowledge in Latino behavioral health including Community Defined Evidence Practices, Evidence Based Practices, promising approaches and traditional healing practices to expand and strengthen the tool box of methods, programs, and practices serving Latino communities across the U.S.

For more information and to register, click the graphic above.

Utah’s recovery community will join in celebrating National Recovery Month by highlighting four dimensions that support a life in recovery from substance use disorders: health, home, community, and purpose. Recovery Day celebration supports and empowers individuals in recovery and recognizes the contributions of family members, service providers, and allies who come together to raise awareness that together we can recover from addiction by creating hope, healing, and health through many pathways.

Salt Lake City's Recovery Day event will be held on September 14th from 2 PM to 8 PM at Jordan Park. The day includes sponsor and vendor exhibits, speakers, live music, food trucks, and an area with fun activities for kids! This nationally awarded event is free and open to the public.

For more information about the event, sponsorship opportunities, and booth availability, visit the Recovery Day website here.

Pride Month, SAMHSA, 2024

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Resource Page, SAMHSA, 2022

SAMHSA releases new data on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Behavioral Health, SAMHSA

Moving Beyond Change Efforts: Evidence and Action to Support and Affirm LGBTQI+ Youth, SAMHSA

LGBTQ+ Resource Page, National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Substance Use and SUDs in LGBTQ+ Populations, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

LGBTQI+ Health and Well-being, HHS

June is LGBT Pride Month, Youth.gov 

Creating the Space for Authentic LGBTQ+ Engagement, (Webinar). Region 8 Federal Interagency Adolescent and Young Adult Workgroup, March 2022.

SAGE Center of Excellence, (Webpage). SAGE, 2024

TTC Resources: 

MHTTC

• LGBTQ+ Pride Month, June 2024

National American Indian & Alaska Native MHTTC 

• Native Center for Behavioral Health Celebrates Pride Month, June 2022

Central East PTTC

• LGBTQ Fact Sheets for Prevention Professionals: Vaping, Suicide Prevention, Substance Misuse, December 2019
• Substance Use Prevention for Vulnerable Populations Publication, June 2020
• Engaging LGBT Elders in Prevention Programs, October 2020
• Vaping and LGBTQ Youth Webinar, September 2019
• Suicide Prevention and LGBTQ Communities Webinar, August 2019
• Prevention Strategies to Engage the LGBTQ Community, July 2019

South Southwest PTTC

• Enhancing Prevention Services to LGBTQ Individuals and Populations, March 2022

New England PTTC

• Celebrating Pride Month - June 2022 - Prevention Resources for the LGBTQIA + Community

PTTC Network

• Supporting and Affirming LGBTQI+ Youth: Evidence and Action from the New SAMHSA Report, (Article). PTTC, 2023

Collaborating TTC

• Understanding the historical information behind the challenges and the risk factors of the LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC (Part 1), (Virtual learning series). Central East PTTC, National Hispanic & Latino PTTC, National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC, July 2021
• Enhancing the protective factors for the LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC (Part 2), (Virtual learning series). Central East PTTC, National Hispanic & Latino PTTC, National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC, July 2021
• How can we transform this information into actionable and practical steps to enhance service delivery to the LGBTQIA2S+ BIPOC and make a difference? (Part 4), (Virtual learning series). Central East PTTC, National Hispanic & Latino PTTC, National American Indian & Alaska Native PTTC, August 2021

We are excited to announce South Dakota's third annual suicide prevention conference. During this conference, you will learn about the impactful suicide prevention work in the state.

To learn more and to register, click here