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Leffler: At campuses that have collegiate recovery programs, what are the typical support systems in place?
Mullens: So we have had 11 schools in West Virginia out of 44 with a program. And that doesn t include specific trade schools or junior colleges. Typical supports are peer support services, recovery oriented programming. Some of our schools also offer scholarships.
Leffler: What else would you like to see happen in colleges across the state?
Mullens: So my dream is to see every school in our state offer collegiate recovery, and recovery support services, and to really dedicate resources to institutionalize programs. And what that means is, you know, to really commit to having these programs have a long life. We know that it takes probably five years to really get a program up and going. And most of our programs are definitely not five years old. The only one that is probably five years old is WVU. So it s a long range plan. There are two things that I would like to see a
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Federal official addresses harm reduction in West Virginia during virtual symposium By
March 17, 2021 - 10:59 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. “Unfortunate” was how the acting assistant secretary for mental health and substance use in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, SAMHSA, described attempts in West Virginia to regulate harm reduction programs.
“Someone can’t get into recovery if they’re dead,” said Tom Coderre during his closing comments at Wednesday’s virtual and inaugural Reducing Risk in Higher Education Symposium.
Tom Coderre
“We need to meet people where they are. We need to give them the help that they need and we need to look at those things as important interventions to help connect people to treatment.”