September
Company: | SAMHSA/CSAT |
Web site: | http://www.recoverymonth.gov |
E-mail: | media@samhsa.hhs.gov |
A national observance sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Each September, this month highlights the benefits of addiction treatment and mental health services and spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, that treatment is effective and that people can and do recover to live healthy and rewarding lives. This month also lauds the contributions of treatment and recovery service providers.