Recovery Month 2020 Proclamation
WHEREAS, behavioral health is an essential part of health and one’s overall wellness; and
WHEREAS, recovery from alcohol and other drug use occurs every day through a variety of recovery support resources and treatment programs; and
WHEREAS, prevention of mental and substance use disorders works, treatment is effective, and people recover across Georgia and around the nation; and
WHEREAS, millions of people across the United States are in long-term recovery living happy, healthy, and productive lives; and
WHEREAS, we must encourage relatives and friends of people with mental and substance use disorders to implement preventive measures, recognize the signs of a problem, and guide those in need to appropriate treatment and recovery support services; and
WHEREAS, education about recovery and addiction is essential to combating the stigma and discrimination faced by people in recovery is needed by all Georgians including public health and safety officials, the workforce, older adults, and families; and
WHEREAS, to help more people achieve and sustain long-term recovery, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia, the Association of Community Service Boards, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association, the Georgia Association of Recovery Residencies, and the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse, invite all residents of the State of Georgia to participate in National Recovery Month (Recovery Month); and
NOW, THEREFORE, I (NAME), by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of (PLACE), do hereby proclaim the month of September 2020 as:
NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH
in Georgia and call upon the people of Georgia to observe this month with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies to support this year’s Recovery Month theme, Georgia Recovers Together.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this [Day of Month] day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two-hundred and forty-fifth.
