Recovery Support

The range of services, programmes, and community resources that help individuals sustain recovery and improve their health, wellbeing, and quality of life after or alongside treatment for substance use disorders. These supports may include peer support, recovery coaching, mutual-help groups, housing assistance, employment services, family support, and community-based recovery programmes. Recovery support recognises that recovery is an ongoing process and that long-term wellbeing often requires continued social, practical, and emotional support. By strengthening personal resilience, social connections, and opportunities for reintegration, recovery support plays an important role in comprehensive responses to substance use. 

Recovery Capital

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Recovery capital includes all the internal and external resources that a person has at their disposal to help them get engaged in and subsequently build and strengthen their recovery. The more recovery capital one has, the stronger their...
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A Shared Understanding - A consensus definition of recovery

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Recovery in the context of substance use is generally recognised as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential. This definition...
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META:PHI Virtual Conference 2026

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META:PHI is a provincial initiative to support health care providers working with people who use substances through education, mentorship, advocacy, and clinical tools. Our annual conference is one of the highlights of our year, as it presents an opportunity for members of our community across the province and beyond to come together and learn from each other.

Supporting people and families affected by gambling-related harm

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Adfam organises forum events for practitioners and professionals with an interest in supporting families affected by substance use or gambling.

At each forum we focus on a unique topic relating to families and substance use, inviting a guest speaker with expertise in that topic, followed by a Q&A and wider discussion.

Spotting the Signs, Building a Shield

Leaflet, Infographic, Fact sheet, Poster
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This substance abuse awareness infographic portrays the risk factors of using substances. The most common risk factors are listed on this infographic to educate others on how and why people may undergo substance abuse. Resources such as...
Risk Factors of Substance Abuse Along with Help Resources

Romancing the Brain: Conflict Resolution for Recovery (CRR) Training

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Online

Join CRR expert Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, for a two-day virtual Romancing the Brain: Conflict Resolution for Recovery (CRR) Zoom training from 12:00pm - 7:00pm ET (11CT/10MT/9PT) on Thursday, June 25 - Friday, June 26, 2026.

Anti-Stigma Language Guide

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We’re really pleased to launch our first report on stigma and language, which you can read on this page or download here. We hope it will be a useful guide for organisations that are less familiar with the drug and alcohol treatment sector...