By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 4.23.2021 — Ever feel like life and recovery are described and lived in the form of lessons? And that most of the time these lessons have to be learned the hard way? In fact, the entire story of my recovery, so far, is a big lesson learned the hard […]
Plymouth County Outreach
Plymouth County Outreach to Co-Host Drug Take-Back Event April 24
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth County Outreach will be hosting a spring drug take-back event later this month. The event is in collaboration with the Plymouth Police Department, the Plymouth Fire Department, South Shore Health, the Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative, the HEALing Communities Initiative and the Plymouth Area Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative. When: Saturday, April 24, from […]
Plymouth County Outreach Chiefs Advisory Board Provides Message on 2020 Annual Report
*To view the 2020 Plymouth County Outreach Annual Report, click here.* PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth County Outreach Advisory Board members and Police Chiefs would like to provide the following message relating to the recently-released 2020 Plymouth County Outreach Annual Report. “Twenty-twenty has been a year like no other. Plymouth County Outreach started the year with […]
Is a Relationship Threatening Your Recovery?
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 3.26.2021 — Substances are destructive, but they don’t just harm the body, they can also damage relationships. Friendships, marriages, and families change when alcohol or drugs take control of yourself, or someone you love. After years of abuse, recovery allows us to not only restore our physical health, but […]
One Year Later
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 3.12.2021 — March 10th marked one calendar year since Governor Baker declared a state of emergency to respond to Covid19 in Massachusetts. Wow. Can you believe that an entire year has passed, because I certainly can’t.. A year of uncertainty, worry and fear. A year of isolation and waiting. […]
Recovery Coaches Are Uniquely Qualified
By Haley Kennedy, Recovery Coach – 2.26.2021 — There’s been an explosive growth of nonclinical peer recovery support services, such as recovery coaching, as an adjunct or alternative to professionally directed substance use disorder treatment. Research has shown that recovery coaching enhances recovery initiation and long-term recovery maintenance through ensuring a high level of integration […]