Episode #115 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Patty McCarthy on Faces and Voices of Recovery

Episode 115 March 06, 2023 01:00:02
Episode #115 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Patty McCarthy on Faces and Voices of Recovery
High Truths on Drugs and Addiction
Episode #115 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Patty McCarthy on Faces and Voices of Recovery

Mar 06 2023 | 01:00:02

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Show Notes

Patty McCarthy, M.S., is the Chief Executive Officer of Faces & Voices of Recovery, a national recovery advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Faces & Voices, she was a senior associate with the Center forSocial Innovation (C4), where she served as a deputy director of SAMHSA’s BRSS TACS initiative. Ms. McCarthy served for a decade as the director of Friends of Recovery-Vermont (FOR-VT), a statewide recovery community organization conducting training, advocacy and public awareness activities. In addition to public policy and education, her work has focused on community mobilizing, peer-based recovery support services, and peer workforce development. Ms. McCarthy has been instrumental in the development of a national accreditation for recovery community organizations and in the development of peer support standards. Ms. McCarthy holds a master’s degree in community counseling and a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She has been in long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addiction since 1989.

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