Battle Against Recidivism
Beginning in January of 2009, RCOSA invites everyone to join in our Battle Against Recidivism. While many may conclude that it is the use of drugs and alcohol that poses the most dangerous threat to our well being, RCOSA feels the real battle lies in the prevention of relapse.
It has been proven by many statistics, through many accounts by professionals, and by many recovering people themselves, that the key to long-term sobriety rests in a persons’ ability to remain in close contact with their primary support system. Beyond any doubt we know that if a person in recovery is able to continue on the path which includes the ongoing maintenance and growth of their spiritual condition, the ongoing honing of coping skills necessary to lead a self-directed plan of recovery, and the ongoing implementation of a new design for living, they have a far better chance at a lifetime of sobriety.
RCOSA has initiated a plan to attract 10,000 people to donate $10 or $100 per month for one year. The goal is simple: To pave the way for our program to grow and reach more recovering alcoholics and addicts and then assist them in building a foundation for a lifetime of sobriety.
The implications are enormous from the standpoint of the individual, the families they have affected, and society as a whole. By creating more funding RCOSA can increase capacity in Chicago, Illinois. RCOSA will be able to hire the brightest stars to shine over our current residents and those still in need. RCOSA will be able to expand services so that its residents can develop a more comprehensive approach toward recovery and bear witness to their own transformation emotionally, spiritually, socially, financially, and within their family structure.
One can donate directly on line with a secured server and begin helping immediately with our Battle Against Recidivism.
With a staggeringly high relapse rate across the country, RCOSA believes by keeping residents in our recovering community for a minimum of 6 months-with the hope of keeping them for 12 months, we can deliver a big blow to the relapse bug. While the dominant model in recovery is presently focused on acute treatment — expensive 4 to 8 week inpatient treatment — the RCOSA model provides the missing piece that prevents the revolving door of recidivism from vitiating the value of otherwise valuable acute treatment.
The longer a recovering person stays at RCOSA, the more tools they acquire, the more they discover about themselves, and the better their chances will be for a lifetime of sobriety.
Let’s end the trend of relapse. Please help today.
To join the RCOSA Battle Against Recidivism, click the link below:
