Faces & Voices of Recovery

03/12/2026

Happening next week 👇

If you’re building or leading a Recovery Community Organization, this FREE virtual RCO Bootcamp is a great opportunity to strengthen your leadership and organizational capacity.

Across two days, participants will explore governance, sustainability, ethics, strategic planning, and staff development. The training is designed for new and emerging RCO leaders, program managers, and board members who want to build stronger recovery organizations in their communities.

🗓 March 17 and 18
⏰ 10 AM to 4 PM EDT
💻 Virtual and free to attend

Register here:
bit.ly/RCObootcampMarch

If you’re part of the peer recovery support workforce or working to grow an RCO in your state, this training is worth checking out.

03/10/2026

New resource 📣 The Legal Action Center just published a guide to help protect Medicaid coverage for people with SUDs and people coming home from incarceration as H.R. 1 work reporting requirements roll out. The big takeaway: how states and systems can maximize exemptions and reduce paperwork burdens so people don’t lose healthcare because of red tape.

Peer support teams: please share widely. Medicaid keeps people connected to treatment and recovery supports.

bit.ly/LAC-Medicaid

03/09/2026

Just 31 days until our 2026 conference kicks off with a pre-conference session by Carrie Wilkens of the Center for Motivation and Change (who is also a day #1 keynoter). You are cordially invited to join us for this and the entire conference! Find out more and register at www.smartrecovery.org/conference

03/06/2026

Young people deserve real support when it comes to substance use prevention and recovery.

Join us for a FREE virtual training focused on elevating youth voices in recovery and strengthening peer support strategies to address opioid and stimulant risks.

This conversation will bring together experts and community leaders to explore emerging trends, regional overdose patterns, and how peer services can be integrated across healthcare, justice, schools, and housing systems.

🗓 Thursday, March 12
⏰ 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM EDT

Reserve your spot:
🔗 bit.ly/ORN12March

Let’s build stronger pathways to recovery for the next generation.

03/04/2026

Learning opportunities!

Mark your calendars for these March trainings and events sponsored by ORN partners:

🗓️ Tuesday, 3/3 at 2:00 PM EST: “Addressing Veteran Substance Use: Promoting Recovery Through Collaboration and Compassion” from SAMHSA

🗓️ Friday, 3/6 at 10:30 AM EST: “Buprenorphine 101” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Friday, 3/6 at 12:00 PM EST: “Ketamine Use Disorder” from the National Alliance for HIV Education and Workforce Development (NAHEWD)

🗓️ Monday, 3/9 at 2:00 PM EST: “Mindfulness Monday - Practicing Nervous System Resilience for Mind, Heart, and Body Alignment” from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

🗓️ Wednesday, 3/11 at 2:00 PM EST: “Prevention Core Competencies” from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) in collaboration with the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and with support from ORN. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 (𝘛𝘖𝘙) 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.

🗓️ Wednesday, 3/11 at 2:30 PM EST: “The Fundamentals of Wound Care” from the Grayken Center for Addiction TTA at Boston Medical Center

🗓️ Tuesday, 3/17 - Wednesday, 3/18: “RCO Bootcamp (2-Day Training)” from Faces & Voices of Recovery

🗓️ Wednesday, 3/18 at 2:00 PM EST: “Healing through Culture, Restoring Balance and Wellness in Native Communities” from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) in collaboration with the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and with support from ORN. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 (𝘛𝘖𝘙) 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.

🗓️ Monday, 3/23 at 2:00 PM EST: “Mindfulness Monday - Practicing Nervous System Resilience for Mind, Heart, and Body Alignment” from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

SAMHSA | Boston Medical Center | American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) | Faces & Voices of Recovery

03/04/2026

We will see you there!

03/03/2026

Strong leadership does not happen by accident. It is cultivated.

Join us March 10 and 11 for the Mentorship and Leadership Development Webinar and Learning Community, presented by Marianna Reid, Director of Programs at Faces & Voices of Recovery.

This session is designed specifically for Peer Recovery Organizations and will explore how to:
✔ Strengthen leadership capacity
✔ Build supportive organizational culture
✔ Develop core peer recovery concepts
✔ Create mentorship pathways that last

Grounded in trauma informed, principles based approaches, this webinar equips leaders with practical tools to grow emerging leaders and sustain their workforce.

🗓 March 10 & 11
⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
🔗 Register: www.CarsRecovery.org/Events

If you are building leadership inside a recovery organization, this is where you need to be.

Tag someone who should be in the room.

03/01/2026

We’re proud to uplift our partners at SMART Recovery as they host the SMART Recovery National Conference 2026.

This is more than a conference. It’s a space for peer leaders, recovery advocates, clinicians, and community builders to sharpen their tools, strengthen connection, and grow recovery-centered impact nationwide.

If you care about expanding access to multiple pathways of recovery and building strong, science-informed community support, this is where you need to be.

📍 Join the movement.�🔗 Register here: bit.ly/SMARTcinference2026

We’re proud to uplift our partners at SMART Recovery USA

02/25/2026

Strong recovery communities don’t happen by accident. They are built by prepared leaders.

If you are a new or emerging RCO director, program manager, or board member, this FREE 2 day RCO Bootcamp will equip you with the tools to build sustainable, ethical, recovery centered organizations that last.

This is about capacity. This is about impact.
This is about doing it right.

📅 March 17 & 18
🕙 10 am – 4 pm EDT
🔗 bit.ly/RCObootcampMarch

Invest two days. Strengthen your entire organization.

02/23/2026

There’s good news—and important caution—in this month’s policy update. 
The FY 2026 federal budget is finalized, and thanks to strong advocacy, devastating proposed cuts to recovery programs and SAMHSA were stopped. But recent grant terminations, new executive actions, and early signals about the FY 2027 budget remind us that recovery funding is never guaranteed. 

Our February Policy Update breaks down what happened, why it matters, and what’s coming next. 

👉 Read the full update on our website and stay informed: bit.ly/FVpolicy 
  

02/22/2026

How does behavioral health policy actually get made in Washington?

In the newest episode of MasterMined, our Federal Affairs Representative Andrew Kessler (Principal, Slingshot Solutions) joins Mark Scrivner and Jeff Skillen to unpack the realities behind advocacy, lobbying, and funding decisions that shape behavioral health policy.

This conversation goes beyond headlines exploring why education drives sustainable change, how appropriations determine real-world impact, and what today’s political environment means for behavioral health leaders.

If you care about parity, policy, and practical influence, this episode is a must-watch.

🎧 Watch here: bit.ly/MasterMindedYT

02/19/2026

Are you kidding me??!! The SMART conference starts in 48 days (actually 47 if you include the great preconference session with ). So take another look at your schedule and see if you can join us! All details here, including speakers, workshops, events and more: www.smartrecovery.org/conference