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National Recovery Month: The Importance of Health and Well-Being in Recovery
Week One: We can strive to be healthier and achieve our wellness goals.
September 1 – 7 is Week One of National Recovery Month 2024. During this week, we highlight aspects of well-being and their importance to support people with mental health and substance use conditions in their journey to recovery. Wellness includes making healthy choices that support our well-being. Finding balance among the different aspects of well-being is especially important for people in recovery.
We all can make choices that support our health and well-being, such as eating a nutritious diet, exercising regularly, developing healthy sleeping habits, and managing other health issues. Getting preventive medical, dental, and vision care is also important to staying healthy.
Recovery is real and, with the right choices and support, we can achieve wellness. But you do not need to do it alone. It is OK to reach out for help if you or someone you know needs help with mental health or substance use conditions.
How You Can Help
During National Recovery Month, you can:
- Support the health and well-being of those seeking help or in their recovery journey by spreading awareness about SAMHSA resources. For example, this year’s National Recovery Month toolkit includes English and Spanish social media messages, shareable graphics, and other recovery information that you can promote on your platforms. You can also use the weekly themes to develop messages that resonate with your audiences. Do not forget to check out the toolkit's weekly bilingual social media posts
- Download a National Recovery Month virtual background and use it during your online meetings in September to create awareness and show your support.
- Update your social media profiles with our National Recovery Month profile frames (English and Spanish) to show your support.
National Recovery Month Events and Observances:
- August 31 – International Overdose Awareness Day
- September 5 – SAMHSA's 2nd Annual Walk for Reovery from Freedom Plaza to the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. If you’re interested in attending, please contact Michael Askew.
- September 10 – World Suicide Prevention Day
- September 8-14 – National Suicide Prevention Week
- September 20 – National Addiction Professionals Day
- September 30 – International Recovery Day
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