YPR to hold first meeting, offers refreshments and raffle

Young People in Recovery (YPR) will be hosting its first meeting Monday night from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. YPR is a national, peer-led organization that provides recovery support services focusing on youth and young adults in recovery from substance use disorder. YPR will offer refreshments and feature small raffle prizes for those who wish to participate.

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YPR aims to improve access to resources such as housing, education and employment that sustain long-term recovery. By creating a national network of individuals in recovery, YPR empowers people to get involved in their communities by providing them with the tools and support to take charge of their futures.

Without access to aftercare support services like those provided by the YPR Vicksburg Chapter, young people in recovery are likely to have a recurrence of use; risking injury, disease, incarceration, and even death. Once a person leaves treatment, there is no single peer provider of aftercare support, particularly for people who may be going back to the same family, school, social group and environment where their addiction first took root. YPR aims to fill this gap and provide a more integrated and recovery-oriented system of aftercare.

YPR achieves these goals by being a national platform for people to speak out about substance use disorder and reduce stigma; by being a broker of opportunities for volunteer advocates; by welcoming and encouraging of all pathways to recovery; by reflecting the diversity within the recovery community; and by providing support for the research community to advance treatment practices, particularly as they affect young people.

For additional information on Young People in Recovery, please visit youngpeopleinrecovery.org or contact ann.herbst@youngpeopleinrecovery.org. To contact YPR-Vicksburg please email ida.brent@youngpeopleinrecovery.org or call 601-501-2536.