1. SSA-RCO collaboration in GA
Cassandra Price, MBA, Director
Office of Addictive Diseases, DBHDD
Neil Campbell, Executive Director
Georgia Council on Substance Abuse

2. Cassandra Price, SSA GCADC II, MBA
Clinical background specific to women’s services
Began as the SSA in 2009
Serves as NASADAD President
Provides oversight of state funded treatment and recovery system

3. Neil Campbell, Exec Director
Statewide RCO
Public Education
Advocacy
Peer Recovery Support Services
Peer Specialist Certification Training (CPS-AD/CARES)
RCO Development & BCOR
Addiction Recovery Awareness Day (10 years)
New Staff Orientation

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5. Our History
2001 – MH Consumer Network – solidifies peer-based recovery support – 1st in the country to be Medicaid billable. Over 1,800 CPS trained to date.
2005 – SSA asked for certified peer specialists for addiction – was turned down
Developed peer-run service community organizations – “Peer Support, Wellness & Respite Centers”
2009 – ROSC Symposium – Bill White, Ijeoma Achara – 200+ participants
2010 – Certified Recovery Empowerment Specialists. 620 trained addiction peer specialists to date
2011 – Gathering of MH, AD PIR, providers, advocates – create the Georgia Recovery Initiative
2012 – 18 community-based Recovery Month events
6 Statewide Listening Sessions – What Helps?
Establishment of Office of Recovery Transformation

6. Our history
2013 – Voices of Recovery at every state BH new employee orientation – takes place at regional psychiatric hospitals
25 Recovery Transformation Forums
GRI continues it’s work, creates strategic vision, receives funding through statewide non-profit organizations
Pre-screening of “The Anonymous People” for 450 people
2014 – Strengthen partnerships with Georgia Mental Consumer Network, Georgia Parent Support Network
Collaborations with local recovery leaders
2015 – Continued technical assistance to 9 sites and facilitated 9 recovery symposiums
Symposiums facilitated – RCO Network Started
2017 – 3 Symposiums facilitated – Continued growth of Network and RCOs
2018 – 3 Symposiums, $4 million appropriation of Addiction Recovery Support Centers

7. A $4 million legislative appropriation in 2018
Kickoff to Recovery!
A $4 million legislative appropriation in 2018

8. We do this like we do recovery
Build relationship by showing up for each other
Honest communication
Accountability
Understand that we’re in this together
Build common goals
Be a good ally (stand up for me when I’m not in the room)

9. Addiction recovery awareness day

10. Thank you! Cassandra Price – cassandra.price@dbhdd.ga.gov
Neil Campbell –