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September is National Recovery Month

#TogetherWeCan

How Can You Honor Recovery Month?

Recovery Month, recognized annually in September, is an opportunity for our communities to recognize the strength, resilience, and stories of those in recovery and honor the voices that inspire hope and change.

To raise awareness by wearing a purple ribbon throughout September to spark conversations and show support for those impacted by substance use and mental health challenges.

Connect to resources and empower our community to access treatment and support, find tools to heal and thrive, and discover recovery pathways. Get trained and carry life-saving naloxone.

Stand together to educate, empower, and end stigma while uplifting recovery practices, organizations, and individuals who make recovery possible in all its forms.

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Raise awareness by wearing purple ribbons for the month of September. Order yours in the Recover Month Toolkit below.

Amplify voices of recovery to educate, empower, and end stigma.

Celebrate the strength and resilience of those recovering from substance use and mental health challenges.

Champion treatment and recovery by highlighting the importance of accessible and effective treatment and recovery practices.

Recognize the organizations and individuals who make recovery in all forms possible.

If you need to talk, the 988 Lifeline is here. Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk with, their caring counselors are there for you. You are not alone.

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Recovery Month Toolkit

Explore these resources to participate in the Light it Up campaign, order purple ribbons, download flyers and graphics from our media kit and search for services in our Resource Database. Additional Recovery Month and awareness resources are available at the International Overdose Awareness Day and Save a Life Day websites.

Recovery Events

In the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Region
Honoring Overdose Awareness Day August 25, 2026 5-7 PM at the Taubman Museum of Art

Honoring Overdose Awareness Day
Wednesday, August 26
5-7 PM
Taubman Museum of Art
Hosted by the Collective Response

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Recovery Stories

Video spotlights from our Places of Recovery series infuses hope into communities by sharing inspirational stories of individuals in recovery. These stories from community members in our region aims to normalize a recovery lifestyle, reduce stigma, and use aspirational peers to demonstrate that recovery is possible and recovery is here.

Jeffrey's Story

Jeffrey shares his story about finding recovery through physical activity on Roanoke’s trails and greenways as well as a local support network.

Delores's Story

Delores shares her story about finding recovery through service to others and a strong community network of support.

Pam's Story

For many, family bonds is a place we find recovery. Pam explains, “I would not have the relationship with my kids…or my grandson without one day at a time rebuilding who I am.”

Fernando's Story

Fernando’s journey is one of resilience, hope, and transformation. “I never imagined recovery could give me so much back. It’s not just about getting clean; it’s about rediscovering life.”

Recovery Month Partners

United to build, sustain, and support communities by responding to addiction and promoting recovery and wellness