How You Can Be Involved with Connect Protect Recover

Overview

As you learn more about “Connect Protect Recover” (CPR), you will see that there are many ways to engage with the Campaign. The Campaign will provide both in-person and online opportunities for you to interact with other families, close friends and supporters of individuals struggling with addiction; and with grassroots leaders, Certified Recovery Specialists (CRS) and others who have been working on the frontlines for years. We can all learn from and support each other.

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You can Get Involved by sharing messages from our social media that inform and inspire you. You can connect with local resources and supports. You can share your personal knowledge and insights about the treatment and recovery journey with others.

Stay connected, by completing the form below. If you or your organization are interested in being part of the “Connect Protect Recover” Campaign, having your contact information allows us to keep you informed about collaboration opportunities. For example, we’ll let you know about our family support groups, community events, recovery forums, and chances to talk with local experts about navigating the challenges that come with keeping a loved one in active addiction safe and then on the journey to and through treatment and recovery.

As the Relative or Friend of Someone Struggling with a Substance Use Disorder

CPR can support both you and your loved one who is struggling with addiction. There can be ups-and-downs in the journey to recovery. Connect with the Campaign to learn about and take advantage of County-funded resources focused on connecting underserved low-income County residents to the right drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services for them when they are ready. The Campaign also has robust supports for families, to help them feel less alone and more equipped to deal with the potential twists-and-turns of their loved one’s journey to recovery.

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1 Attend One of CPR’s In-Person Community Events

    • Come to one of our community events at locations you know and trust, where families can meet with Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) and other SUD professionals who can answer questions, explain the steps and set expectations in the treatment and recovery journey.
    • These events are places where you can get support for yourself and learn how to protect your loved one, with harm-reduction tools and other resources.

2 Register for a CPR Workshop to Access Family Support and Wellness Resources

    • We sponsor family support and wellness workshops where family members can share mutual support with others in similar situations and gain access to wellness resources that will help them reduce their stress, trauma and isolation while supporting their loved one who is struggling. Connect with a range of community supports for your own mental health and wellness.

3 Get Overdose-Prevention Resources and Harm-Reduction Tools like Narcan and Testing Strips [Click Here for Resources]

4 Visit Our YouTube Channel for Useful Video Content

5 Call CPR’s Toll-Free Hotline (412-325-7550) for a Certified Family Recovery Specialist

    • Reach out to a 24/7 toll-free hotline where family members can speak with a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) or Certified Family Recovery Specialist to share their concerns, ask questions or get a referral for their loved one to enter treatment.
    • Just Call … No Judgement. No Stigma. Just Support.

6 Follow Us at @ConnectProtectRecover for Campaign Updates & Resources:

https://www.instagram.com/connectprotectrecover
https://www.facebook.com/ConnectProtectRecover
https://www.tiktok.com/@connectprotectrecover
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCueE_PgqmcSez87QQnEiDqg

As a Grassroots Community Leader

Grassroots community leaders are influencers who have built credible and trusting relationships with their peers, neighbors, colleagues and others. They are problem-solvers, helping connect people with resources that can make a difference. Being informed of the resources available through CPR will allow you to actively support relatives and friends of someone in active addiction or who is making their way through the journey to recovery.

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We welcome collaborations with committed community leaders and organizations who see the value in engaging neighbors and residents that are too often overlooked and underserved. For many of these individuals, grassroots community leaders are credible advocates who, in many ways, are already serving as “family.” They provide the social connectedness that can keep the village strong. In addition to the ways listed above for families, as community leaders, there are other ways you can Get Involved:

1 Attend a “Chat & Chew” to Learn More About Connect Protect Recover

    • Chat & Chews are small-group information sessions designed to bring key community leaders and stakeholders together to learn about the campaign’s intent and desired outcomes, and how all sectors of the community can get engaged as an active partner. Our grassroots attendees are the real “experts” on what kind of SUD information their community needs and what barriers residents have faced in getting services.
    • Follow CPR on social media for updates and join our email list, to learn about upcoming Chat & Chews.

2 Once You Are an Official Community Partner

    • After attending a Chat & Chew, you’re in position to actively support this important campaign. We ask our partners to share and comment on our social media posts @ConnectProtectRecover; inform us of relevant events so that we can cross-promote them using campaign outlets; and leverage our Digital Community Engagement Toolkit to build internal capacity and share campaign messages.

3 Sponsor/Promote/Host a Chat & Chew (Small-Group Information Session) at Your Organization’s Location, So People in Your Community Can Learn about the Connect Protect Recover Campaign.

4 Sponsor/Promote/Co-Host (with a BIPOC Service Provider) a Screening of a Short Film About Navigating the SUD Recovery Journey, with a Q&A Facilitated by a Certified (Family) Recovery Specialist.

5 Sponsor/Promote/Co-Host (with a BIPOC Service Provider) a Community Narcan Training, with a State-certified Trainer and Free Naloxone Kits.

As a County-Funded Provider

DHS-funded providers have an obligation to engage with members of the County’s diverse communities, in an effort to reduce some of the current disparities in who accesses and benefits from SUD harm-reduction, treatment and recovery services. The Campaign includes no-cost training and technical assistance that can make you more effective in reaching previously underserved audiences. Partners are eligible for workshops that will improve their communication skills and their ability to build credibility and trusting relationships with the residents facing the highest health and social disparities, increasing both impact and effectiveness of the County’s SUD recovery and treatment initiatives.

Learn More Details

We welcome collaborations with committed community leaders and organizations who see the value in engaging neighbors and peers that are too often overlooked and underserved. For many of these individuals, grassroots community leaders are credible advocates who, in many ways, are already serving as “family.” They provide the social connectedness that can keep the village strong. In addition to the ways listed above for families, as community leaders, there are other ways you can Get Involved:

1 Register for CPR’s No-Cost Community Engagement Training and Technical Assistance to Address SUD Inequities in Allegheny County [Click Here for Trainings]

2 Attend a “Chat & Chew” to Learn More About Connect Protect Recover

    • Chat & Chews are small-group information sessions designed to bring key community leaders and stakeholders together to learn about the campaign’s intent and desired outcomes, and how all sectors of the community can get engaged as an active partner. Our grassroots attendees are the real “experts” on what kind of SUD information their community needs and what barriers residents have faced in getting services.
    • Follow CPR on social media for updates and join our email list, to learn about upcoming Chat & Chews. Registration links are included.

3 Once You Are an Official Community Partner

    • After attending a Chat & Chew, you’re in position to actively support this important campaign. We ask our partners to share and comment on our social media posts; inform us of relevant events so that we can cross-promote them using campaign outlets; and leverage our digital community engagement toolkit to build internal capacity and share campaign messages.

4 Sponsor/Host a Community Event or Chat & Chew at Your Organization’s Location

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