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
On July 7, 2023, Missouri joined over 20 other states in legalizing the use of fentanyl test strips. Congress passed the bill in June, and it was signed in early July (1) and became law on August 28, 2023 (2). … Continued
On October 24, 2023, the Excel Adult High School in Columbia became the first school in Missouri to earn the Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) designation. The Excel Center is an accredited tuition-free high school that gives adults 21 and older … Continued
Learn more about the Goodwill Excel Center of Columbia, a designated Recovery Friendly Workplace.
The August 10th Recovery Friendly Workplace statewide conference, Reimagining Today’s Workforce, was a success, bringing in just shy of 200 attendees both in- person and virtually. The in-person attendees ranged from all over the state, with other participants traveling from … Continued
