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Increasing Access to Mental Health and Addiction Services
Recovery Resources Removes Barriers to Treatment & Care
Deciding to seek treatment for behavioral health and/or addiction disorder is a difficult step to initiate and often complicated by obstacles to accessing care. The National Institute of Health reports one in five adults experience mental illness each year with less than half receiving treatment, while one in ten adults experience a drug or alcohol problem with only eleven percent receiving treatment. Individuals pursuing care typically face challenges including long waiting lists, lack of adequate health coverage, transportation issues, social stigma, and among vulnerable populations – the added burden of structural racism and economic exclusion. The existence of these barriers can be overwhelming and prevent follow-through with treatment services in the pivotal moment a person is ready to commit. A trusted resource in the community since its formation in 1955, Recovery Resources is committed to its mission of helping people triumph over mental illness, alcoholism, drug, and other addictions. Read More