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Free Healthcare for the Working Uninsured

Published May 15, 2008

The following was submitted by Diane E. Crown, MSW, MBA, Executive Director of HealthLink Medical Center.

Did you know that over 47 million Americans do not have health insurance? Eighty percent of the uninsured population are from working families, and 20 percent are children. The stark reality of our healthcare system has become a public health crisis. Many families cannot afford health insurance or do not have access to adequate healthcare, resulting in a downward spiral of health and social issues.

HealthLink is a non-profit, free primary medical and dental clinic providing care to the working uninsured in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Free care is provided by experienced and caring volunteer health professionals. Whenever possible, HealthLink provides free prescription drugs to patients requiring pharmaceutical intervention. Health education is also provided to enable patients to make choices that create healthy lifestyles.

Substance abuse is a disease that effects a person physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. At HealthLink, we can be one of the community resources along the path to a physically healthy recovery.

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Are you an individual in recovery or an organization offering Recovery Support Services? We want to hear from you. Tell us about your journey through recovery or your effort to help others. Send your stories to info@proact.org.

What is a Recovery Community Center?

Published May 8, 2008

A Recovery Community Center is a resource for skill-building education, information, support, and socialization for those in Recovery and their loved ones. It is meant to authenticate that recovery from the disease of addiction is possible. The basis of services and programming available through a Recovery Community Center are Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS). These are non-clinical services that focus on removing barriers and providing invaluable resources to those who are seeking to achieve and maintain long- term recovery.

Peer Driven and Peer Delivered Support Services are fueled by the energy of volunteers who seek to share their experience and knowledge with others. The support offered is not meant to replace treatment or 12 Step support. PRSS acknowledge multiple pathways to Recovery. A Recovery Community Center promotes improving quality of life, preventing relapse, and sustaining recovery. It is not a clubhouse or place to just “hang out”. It is a place where life’s challenges are faced with solutions and guidance. It is a place where skills are shared and learned. It is a place where isolation becomes inclusion and strangers become friends.

Learn more about our Recovery Community Centers, or view our calendar of recovery support programming.

Are You Familiar with PRO-ACT’s Family Program?

Published May 2, 2008

Family members and others close to someone with addiction often bear the burden of the illness and wonder where to turn. PRO-ACT’s Family Education Program is designed to provide education, hope, and help. Over three nights, held once each week for three weeks, participants learn about the nature of addiction, the impact on the family, and helpful resources.

The program will answer questions to help your struggling family member to find treatment, support groups, group homes, insurance coverage, funding for those without insurance, and more. The program also focuses on the other family members, who may feel overwhelmed. How can we help the user without enabling their addiction? How can we help ourselves live calmer, saner, healthier lives?

PRO-ACT’s Family Program has served over 1,000 family members in the past six years. The program is presented by trained volunteers who are themselves family members of people with drug/alcohol addiction.

View the program’s schedule or contact us for more information. The program is free, and all matters discussed are confidential.

BEACON Seeking Business Development Manager

Published April 21, 2008

BEACON Worklife Connections, like PRO-ACT, is a program of Bucks County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. BEACON provides services to organizations and their employees to reduce the impact of addiction on the workplace. Currently, BEACON is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Business Development Manager. Please view/download the Business Development Manager description and apply via fax: 215-348-3377 or email: info@bccadd.org.

National Recovery Month Events: Save the Date!

Published April 18, 2008

September 2008 is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. Each year, PRO-ACT organizes recovery month events in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Please save the dates for this year’s events. Our Recovery Walks! walk for recovery will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2008, and our Recovery Works! night out with the Phillies will take place on Friday, September 26, 2008. This year’s recovery month theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: Real People, Real Recovery. Please join us to promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug addiction in all its forms is possible!

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