Recovery Friendly Initiatives
Recovery Friendly initiatives are dedicated to enhancing mental health and wellness by establishing safe spaces for individuals in recovery and those seeking support. This process empowers businesses, communities, and campuses to evaluate their culture and equip everyone with the skills necessary to respond if challenges occur. While these initiatives are no cost to the participants, they can have potent outcomes including: saving lives, retaining staff, and significantly growing community spaces.
Recovery Friendly workplace
A Recovery Friendly Workplace is essential for a supportive environment where employees feel valued and safe to seek help if they need it. By empowering staff to identify mental health cues, we prevent burnout and its consequences. Integrating core principles that prioritize health will foster overall wellness for all.
The Cost:
​Substance misuse in the health field
for a business with 50 employees
TOTAL COST: $43,653
$11,624
Lost Time
$16,796
Turnover & Retraining
$15,233
Healthcare
Each employee who recovers from a substnace use disorder SAVES a company over $8,500 on average
Recovery is Good for Business
Substance misuse and substance use disorders (SUDS) can be an expensive problem for employers. However, providing resources to assist workers with their SUD can be a very good investment.
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Workers in recovery help employers
AVOID $4,088
in turnover and replacement costs
Workers in recovery miss 13.7 days LESS a year
than workers with an SUD
What Are the Steps?
​Assess Current Policies
Assemble an inspired team (RFW Team) to consider the workplace. Set goals aligned with current practices and evolving needs.
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Adopt Core Principles
Encourage the team to create fun ways to promote wrkplace wellness, team bonding, and health literacy.
Provide RFW Education
Provide education to the staff and patrons about local resources, upcoming initiatives and opportunities to promote involvement.
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Implement Resources
Utilize state, local, and national resources to provide assistance to individuals impacted by mental health and substance misuse.​​​
Recovery
Friendly Community
A Recovery Friendly Community is a place where local leaders celebrate health and wellness. Centering compassion, recovery friendly is an initiative that hope to:
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Promote local health resources
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Offer behavioral health education
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Promote a positive recovery narrative
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Encourage safe community spaces
"The City of Danbury is proud to be recognized as a Recovery Friendly Community. We will continue to partner with area organizations to spread information to residents on prevention and support."
- Danbury Town Hall