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Building A Recovery Ecosystem: A Guide for RCOs and Treatment Providers to Collaborate with Collegiate Recovery Programs and Recovery High Schools
A practical guide for recovery community organizations on building cross-sector partnerships with collegiate recovery programs, recovery high schools, traditional schools, and treatment providers so that recovery support is continuous across every stage of the continuum.
The AI-Empowered Peer Organization: Augmentation, Not Automation — A Guide to Ethical Innovation
A getting-started toolkit for peer-run organizations adopting AI responsibly, covering values, readiness assessment, data privacy under HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2, prompt frameworks, a ready-to-use prompt library, an ethics checklist, an organizational AI policy template, and a 90-day rollout roadmap.
2025 Recovery Community Needs Assessment Report
The 2025 CARS Recovery Community Needs Assessment Report provides deep insights into the current challenges, strengths, and priorities of the addiction recovery support field. Led by the Center for Addiction Recovery Support (CARS) and guided by individuals with lived experience, this report is based on responses from over 700 peer professionals, organizational leaders, and recovery advocates from across the United States.
The report identifies where training, technical assistance, and systemic support are most needed—and how CARS is using these findings to drive recovery support forward.