National Recovery Month

Every September, we celebrate National Recovery Month, a month dedicated to raising awareness of substance misuse and mental health recovery and highlighting the importance of evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, it serves as a time to celebrate the successes of the people who have navigated the challenges of substance misuse or mental health.

We recognise the dedication of our staff, families, and communities who support people through their recovery. It fosters a sense of hope, reduces stigma, and demonstrates that recovery is possible, emphasising the importance of treatment and mental health services.

We are proud to say 70% of our staff have lived experience themselves. We value those personal experiences and recognise that people’s strengths are built upon them. Lived experience is having a direct and plausible experience of the challenges that our learners face within their communities such as drugs and alcohol, mental health, debt, homelessness, domestic abuse, trauma, and long-term unemployment. Having a relative knowledge of these situations gives people a unique set of skills and insight as well as an understanding of the social barriers and pitfalls which create the gaps in our services.

By developing people’s lived experience we are focussing on their strengths, recognising the faults in our society and helping people who’ve been through difficulties to not only solve their own problems but the problems of their communities.

At Intuitive Thinking Skills, we want to show our learners that they are not alone on their recovery journey and that there is a growing community that will guide them at every step.

Why is it important to raise awareness of recovery month?

We are all too aware that when people are alone in their addictions, without the right support and connections, their world can feel like a hopeless and lonely place.

What does recovery look like at Intuitive Thinking Skills?