Title
Proclamation Celebrating Recovery Month 2018
Memorandum
PROCLAMATION
Celebrating Recovery Month
September 2018
WHEREAS, September is National Recovery Month; and
WHEREAS, Addiction is a major national public health issue - affecting those who suffer, their families, loved ones and their communities; and
WHEREAS, Recovery is a reality for millions of resilient Americans whose lives have been transformed as a result. The 2013 Life in Recovery Survey concluded “The dramatic improvements associated with recovery affected all areas of life including a ten-fold decrease in involvement with the criminal justice system and the use of costly emergency room departments and a 50 percent increase in participation in family activities and in paying taxes”; and
WHEREAS, Recovery from addiction flourishes in supportive, recovery friendly communities; and
WHEREAS, Ann Arbor is a recovery friendly community that is home to a vibrant, diverse and thriving recovering community, a model Recovery Oriented System of Care, many recovery friendly employers, a collegiate recovery program, and many dedicated professionals who help people initiate and maintain their recoveries; and
WHEREAS, Proclaiming September 2018 as Recovery Month serves to applaud those who are in recovery, their families, loved ones and the community that supports them, providing hope to those who still suffer and affirming our shared belief in redemption and second chances.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Christopher Taylor, Mayor, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, do hereby proclaim the month of September 2018 as Recovery Month, and invite residents of Ann Arbor to support those in recovery and the programs & services designed to help those in need.
I hereby set my hand and seal
This 17th day of September, 2018
Christopher Taylor
Mayor of the City of Ann Arbor