Date/Time
Event Name
Details
Location
1st Monday each month 7-8pm
IAPRSS of Tippecanoe County Meeting
This re-occurring meeting is for all peer recovery support professionals, those interested in peer recovery support and anyone whom feels they may benefit from the meeting. This meeting has a resource presentation/discussion followed by a discussion of topics that are currently relevant to peer recovery support services and provides support to those in the peer recovery support profession. More information: www.iaprss.org
2900 River Rd., West Lafayette, IN
2nd Thursday each month 7-8pm
IAPRSS Peer Supports United Meeting
This re-occurring monthly meeting is for anyone interested in the peer recovery support profession, those providing peer recovery support or anyone whom feels this meeting will benefit them. This meeting allows peers to discuss their professional roles, strenghts/improvements to their services, share resources and anything related to peer recvoery support. All peer recovery supports are welcome. More information: www.iaprss.org
1441 N. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Every other Thursday Starting Aug. 29) 10:30am - 12:00pm
Behavioral Health & Peer Recovery Clinics
Clinic will meet every other Thursdays from 10:30am - 12:00pm. The topics for each session are listed below but are subject to change. More information: https://oudecho.iu.edu/tracks/bhpr/
September
9/5—6/2019 9:00am-5:00pm
RCO Bootcamp & Recovery Ambassador Training
RCO BOOTCAMP will include:
- Leadership development for new and emerging RCOs
- How to establish policies and procedures of small non-profits
- Breakout Sessions will cover governance, sustainability, ethics, strategic planning and staff development.
- Prepare individuals to advance understanding and appropriate responses to addiction
- Course materials include instruction in participation on advisory councils, recruiting volunteers, building messages, organizing community action, engaging policy makers, raising money, and renewing team effort.
Safe Haven Recovery Engagement Center
308 S. Oak St. Paoli, IN 47454
9/7/2019
IAIC Recovery Rally
Recovery Rally will include our annual motorcycle ride, a new family canal walk along with speakers, food vendors and live music! If you would like to learn more about IAIC and be involved with the Recovery Rally, please contact jmiller@mhai.net
Historic Military Park at White River State Park
601 W New York St., Downtown Indianapolis, IN
9/9—10/2019 9:00am-5:00pm
RCO Bootcamp & Recovery Ambassador Training
RCO BOOTCAMP will include:
- Leadership development for new and emerging RCOs
- How to establish policies and procedures of small non-profits
- Breakout Sessions will cover governance, sustainability, ethics, strategic planning and staff development.
- Prepare individuals to advance understanding and appropriate responses to addiction
- Course materials include instruction in participation on advisory councils, recruiting volunteers, building messages, organizing community action, engaging policy makers, raising money, and renewing team effort.
United Way Columbus - ASAP Hub
1531 13th St. Columbus, IN 47201
9/11—12/2019 9:00am-5:00pm
RCO Bootcamp & Recovery Ambassador Training
RCO BOOTCAMP will include:
- Leadership development for new and emerging RCOs
- How to establish policies and procedures of small non-profits
- Breakout Sessions will cover governance, sustainability, ethics, strategic planning and staff development.
- Prepare individuals to advance understanding and appropriate responses to addiction
- Course materials include instruction in participation on advisory councils, recruiting volunteers, building messages, organizing community action, engaging policy makers, raising money, and renewing team effort.
Cupbearer Cafe - Inspiration Ministries
138 E. 7th St. Auburn, IN 46706
9/13/2019 6pm-10pm
Blackout Addiction: 5K Glow Walk
Concert in the park, speakers, and blacklight glow walk will be held in Fairbanks Park. Cost is $25 to register and will receive free T-shirt and glow bracelet. Food vendors will be available.
Fairbanks Park
9/17/2019 8:30am-4:30pm
Peer Recovery Supervision Training
Supervision is a vital piece of effective and ethical peer recovery support services. This introspective one-day training explores the role, scope of practice and ethical dimensions of peer recovery supports to ensure those attending grasp the intricacies of the role they may be supervising. More Information and Registration Form
Ivy Tech Community College – Lakefront Campus Room 2350/2380
500 Industrial Drive, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
9/18/2019 4:00pm-6:00pm
Recovery Café Indy Opening Reception
Please join We Bloom and Horizon House in celebrating the launch of the Recovery Cafe Indy, a peer recovery community based on the national Recovery Café model.. Director McClelland of Drug Prevention, Jay Chaudhary, Director of the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Brandon George, the Director of the Indiana Addiction Issues Coalition, and FSSA Secretary, Dr. Walthall are our honored guests. Light refreshments will be provided. The event will be held from 4-6pm, with the program beginning at 4:45pm. More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-reception-recovery-cafe-by-we-bloom-and-host-agency-horizon-house-tickets-68280758587
1033 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
9/19/2019 12:00pm-12:30pm
IRN Monthly Membership Meeting
The Agenda for the September meeting is as follows:
- Policy: Heather Rodriguez
- Community: Brenda Spade with Dearborn County CARE
- Health: Brooke Schaefer MSN, FNP-C, RN Director Perinatal Substance Use Disorder Program, Nurse Practitioner for the CHOICE Program
Online
9/20/2019 9:00am - 12:30pm
Dual Diagnostic Symposium
Celebrating National Recovery Month. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
- End Stigma - Carrie S. Mier, Ph.D
- Recovery Testimonial - Charmin Gabbard, Certified Peer Recovery Coach
- NAMI Family & Friends
Richmond State Hospital
Clinical Treatment Center (CTC), Conference Room
498 N.W. 18th Street, Richmond, IN 47374
9/21/2019 9:00am
8th Annual Hooked on Art Festival - Live Street Art & Chalk Art Festival
The Artistic Recovery presents a family-friendly festival that fuses visual and performing musical arts with the community!
The Hooked on Art Live Street Art Festival is a fundraiser to support substance abuse programs in Northwest IN. Artists travel from all over the midwest to participate in adult and youth chalk art competitions. There will be a live 3D chalk art demonstration. Children and adults alike will enjoy interactive craft projects. Artists in recovery will have artwork for sale and will be performing live music throughout the day.
Hooked on Art is a great day for the entire family. "Family time is prevention time." Our hope is that families can come together through the arts and support life in recovery. More Information: https://www.hookedonartfestival.com
Thomas Centennial Park
109 Broadway, Chesterton, IN 46304
9/21/2019 3pm-8pm
Voices of Recovery
Enjoy an evening of celebrating those in recovery from substance use. We have three inspiring speakers lined up, great food, some music, and some giveaways. End the evening with a countdown of sobriety in the room! We will have exhibit booths avaialable of state wide resources as well as local, Orange County Resources and merchandise available for purchase. More Information: www.safehavenrec.com
Orange County Community Center
Paoli, IN 47454
9/23—24/2019 8:00am-5:00pm
11th Annual Indiana Recovery Month Symposium (IN ARMS)
Join us for the 11th Annual Indiana Recovery Month Symposium brought to you by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction and organized by Overdose Lifeline. This year’s symposium topics will correlate with the 2019 recovery month theme "Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger" and how we can start taking the next steps to recovery in Indiana. More Information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/11th-annual-indiana-recovery-month-symposium-inarms-tickets-60795009510
Embassy Suites by Hilton Plainfield Indianapolis Airport
6089 Clarks Creek Road, Plainfield, IN 46168
9/25/2019 6:00pm-8:00pm
Recovery Supports Town Hall Discussion
Come learn more about recovery supports, including peer recovery professionals, how these vital supports assist our communities' continued grouwth. We will discuss why recovery supports are necessaryand how they compliment what is currently going on in the community.
Roy Clark Community Building (back of the park by the pool)
Linton, Indiana
9/25—26/2019 9:00am-5:00pm
RCO Bootcamp & Recovery Ambassador Training
RCO BOOTCAMP will include:
- Leadership development for new and emerging RCOs
- How to establish policies and procedures of small non-profits
- Breakout Sessions will cover governance, sustainability, ethics, strategic planning and staff development.
- Prepare individuals to advance understanding and appropriate responses to addiction
- Course materials include instruction in participation on advisory councils, recruiting volunteers, building messages, organizing community action, engaging policy makers, raising money, and renewing team effort.
The Artistic Recovery
714 E. Lincolnway LaPorte, IN 46350
9/27/2019 2pm-6pm
National Recovery Month Indianapolis Annual Celebration
Every September, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) sponsors National Recovery Month to increase awareness and understanding of mental and substance use disorders and celebrate the people who recover. The theme in 2019 is Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Are Stronger Together. Please bring your family, friends and co-workers to celebrate with us on Friday, September 27 to spread awareness that addiction is a health issue - not a crime. More information: www.paceindy.org/national-recovery-month
Parking Lot of PACE
2855 N. Keystone Ave., Indianapolis, IN
9/28/2019 11am-5pm
Hope Fest 2019
Recovery Resource Fair: supportive services for all people impacted by the drug epidemic. There will be testimonies from people in recovery, live music, family-fun, food and giveaways. More information: https://www.facebook.com/events/380190876026787/
Brown County Fairgrounds
Nashville, IN 47448
9/28/2019 11am-1pm
THRIVE Recovery Engagement Center
Door prizes. Panera Bread lunch.
First Presbyterian Church Basement
396 W. McClain Ave., Scottsburg, IN
9/30/2019 11am-1pm
Meridian's Community Health Speaker Series: Sam Quinones in Lafayette
Meridian Health Services is hosting the Meridian Community Health Speaker Series—Community, Commitment, Collaboration—featuring award-winning author, Sam Quinones.
Quinones, a journalist, storyteller, former LA Times reporter, and author of three acclaimed books of narrative nonfiction is the author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Bloomsbury Press. A discussion panel comprised of community health leaders and officials will follow Quinones' presentation to engage the audience discussing issues related to drug addiction, the opioid epidemic, and measures being taken locally to overcome it. More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meridians-community-health-speaker-series-sam-quinones-in-lafayette-tickets-70687535321
Ross-Ade Stadium
850 Steven Beering Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906
October
10/4/2019 9:00am-4:00pm
FASD 101 Training
FASD 101 is a 6 hour interactive training that defines FASD, explores the effects of prenatal alcohol and offers positive interventions. 6 CEUs issued. Are you a parent, caregiver, or service provider to a child who has trouble seeing the connection between choices and consequences, has difficulty with age appropriate attentiveness, continues to make poor choices no matter how much appropriate instruction they receive, and who struggles to hold it together at even the smallest disruption of routine? Could prenatal alcohol exposure be a factor? if so, you are why FASD 101 exists!ou don't have to face this alone.
For more information contact Susan Elsworth at selsworth@mhai.net
MHAI - Yellow Rose
1441 N. Delaware St
Indianapolis, IN 46202
November
11/16/2019 8:00am-5:00pm
LGBTQ+ Boot Camp for Healthcare Professionals
Topics to include:
- LGBTQ+ terminology
- Youth needs and concerns
- Barriers to healthcare for LGBTQ+ community
- HIV/STI and PrEP
- LGBTQ+ community panel
Outside professionals welcome – $50
To enroll, contact Nicole McFatridge – nmcfatridge@iuhealth.org or 317.688.3239
Indiana University Health North Hospital
11700 N. Meridian St., Carmel
11/21/2019 7:00pm-9:00pm
Artspoken: Expression without reserve
Join us for an evening of food, drinks, live performances, and a silent auction featuring artwork made by currently and previously incarcerated individuals who have real-life experiences with the criminal justice system.
Help us reach our goal of $25,000 so that we can continue to serve more than 5,000 individuals and their families each year! Get Tickets
The Hatch
6161 N Hillside Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46220
December
12/17/2019 6.30pm
Inspiration Praise-a-Bration
An annual event celebrating transformed lives in our recovery community organization.
Cupbearer Cafe
Auburn, Indiana