The Stigma Campaign kicked off in 2024 to educate and inform interested parties about its importance. The goal is to reach all interested audiences by fostering a deeper understanding of the importance of addressing stigma and the steps that can … Continued
Eric Cohen of ACE Pipe spoke at the Midwest Opioid and Stimulant RFW pre-conference, where he shared his heartfelt, personal story of recovery, and discussed the way in which working in a Recovery Friendly Workplace has helped him to maintain … Continued
The University of Missouri Extension’s office of Community Health, Engagement, and Outreach (CHEO) helped to sponsor the Midwest Rural Opioid and Stimulant Conference and a Recovery Friendly Workplace Pre-conference from September 16 through September 19 at the Overland Park Marriott … Continued
On September 6, 2024, Cockrell Farms of Columbia, Missouri became the first farm in the state to receive the University of Missouri Extension’s Recovery Friendly Workplace designation. The farm has an incredible legacy and has been in the Cockrell family … Continued
By Ann McCauley, Director, Rural Opioids Technical Assistance Program Through a partnership between the University of Missouri Extension Community Health Engagement and Outreach (CHEO) and the Nebraska Safety Council (NSC), the Recovery Friendly Workplace-Missouri program sponsored the Nebraska Safety Council Annual … Continued
University of Missouri Extension Community Health Engagement and Outreach (CHEO) is working statewide to offer two courses to community members. The Brain and the Disease of Addiction This course helps people to understand the impact addiction can play on a … Continued
MU Extension is partnering with MU ParentLink, Kinship Care Navigator Program, and those in Popular Bluff community with legal expertise to offer an informational legal clinic to individuals providing kinship care to loved ones. Kinship care is when children live … Continued
Changing culture does not come easily. That is what the Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative in Missouri is trying to do. Changing cultures most often requires meeting people where they are in that moment. An important ingredient to making change is … Continued
By Bolupe Ogunyooye and Ann McCauley Journey to New Life (JTNL), a non-profit organization that has served the Kansas City area for 10 years by facilitating the reentry process for those exiting prison back into general society, was designated as … Continued
