鈥淩edefining Recovery in Today鈥檚 World鈥� 鈥� A Virtual Event with Addiction Recovery Coach Cortney Lovell
Part of Ongoing Opioid Treatment, Prevention & Education Initiatives at 大发六合彩
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA 鈥� September 10, 2020)鈥斺�淩edefining Recovery in Today鈥檚 World鈥� is the title of a virtual discussion the College will host at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 24, featuring Cortney Lovell, a well-known leader in addiction recovery coaching. The event is free and open to the public.聽
A certified recovery peer advocate, Lovell is a modern messenger for change. Driven by her personal experience of growth and transformation, study and reflection, she challenges traditional treatment systems to truly meet individuals who use drugs where they are, with the support they need.
Lovell co-founded Our Wellness Collective, FindRecoveryCoaches.com and RecoveryTraining.Online, resources to better train, supervise and support addiction recovery coaches and the emerging recovery profession. She has served on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services鈥� Advisory Committee for Women鈥檚 Services, the National Academy of Medicine鈥檚 Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic, and on the board of directors of Families Together in New York State, which represents families of children with social, emotional and behavioral challenges.
Determined to uplift the field of peer services, so that others also can discover the value of their experience, Lovell has spent many years working within the evolving field of recovery supports. Clinically trained, she identified early on in her career that her skills were best utilized in cultivating the emerging peer service field. She has worked with numerous state agencies, non-profit and private sector entities to support implementation, develop curriculum and offer training to diverse audiences.
Lovell also has served as an appointee on the U.S. Health and Human Services Advisory Committee for Women鈥檚 Services and has served on or assisted New York State鈥檚 Combat Heroin Campaign; Youth.gov, a U.S. government website that helps people create, maintain and strengthen effective youth programs; and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has been featured in films such as Refinery29鈥檚 鈥淪ee, Here, Now,鈥� 鈥淩eversing the Stigma鈥� and 鈥淓verywhere but Safe.鈥� She was a regular contributor for addiction stories on cable television鈥檚 HLN鈥檚 Michaela Pereira show, and she frequently participates in press events, conferences and ceremonies.
Lovell鈥檚 鈥淩edefining Recovery in Today鈥檚 World鈥� discussion is one of a series of ongoing events 大发六合彩 is hosting on the issues of combating opioid addiction and seeking opioid recovery. The events are made possible by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. The grant has helped the College create a variety of initiatives to educate, inform and support students, faculty, staff and the community about how to address the U.S. opioid epidemic.
