Highlights of 2008
Rally in SAMSHA video
Membership Opportunity
Dennihan named Director
Volunteer selected for Leadership Program
Board Profile
Inside the Guide:
OCA letter to candidates
The Candidates Pledge
Candidate listings
District maps
County levies for recovery services
Recovery Bill of Rights
Recovery Bill of Rights is available for endorsement
More voters in recovery are registered to votefor
Voter Education in Prison:
OCA reaches out to inmates in recovery with Recovery Voices Count!
OCA Co-Sponsors Recovery Celebration & Jam
Looking Ahead: Sept. 8-12 is Advocacy Week; Talk to the Candidates
OCA Spring 08 Newsletter
In this issue:
Recovery Voices Count!
Free Training
Triple Your Impact
Philadelphia Conference
Action in Lucas County
Recovery Profile
Looking Ahead
Announcements
Drug-Free Action Alliance: "Parents who host lose the most" is the message Drug-Free Action Alliance is sending to parents who may be thinking about serving alcohol to their child's friends at parties during the prom and graduation season. The campaign alerts parents that serving alcohol to underage youth is not only illegal but unhealthy for the teens. For more information or to learn what you can do, visit the their website at www.drugfreeactionalliance.org or call (614) 540-9985.
Advocacy Alerts!
Addiction Recovery Insurance Equity
Victory! Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 signed into law
On October 3, President Bush signed the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 into law as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 1424).
The law will begin to end the insurance discrimination facing people with addiction and mental illness. For more information, click here.
National News
