Congrats to Liz, UConn medical student and CHEARR trainee, on winning the Certificate of Excellence at the Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians Scientific Symposium for her research on patient-centered perspectives on treatment success for people who take medications for opioid use disorder 🌟

CHEARR post-doctoral fellow, Bridget, presents her project 'Functional Impairment in Daily Living during Long-Term Remission from Substance Use Disorders' at UConn Health's post-doc research day!

🎉 Exciting news 🎉 CHEARR post-doc, Dr. Jessica Flori, was awarded an Early Career Psychologist Research Grant from the Society of Addiction Psychology (2024-2025)! Her project will inform the limitations of current alcohol-related negative events measures.

This #RecoveryMonth2025, check in with someone in #Recovery. Ask what brings them joy, what gives their life meaning. Remind them they are not alone. 💕 Explore ways to give support: samhsa.gov/find-support/helping-someone #RecoveryHappens

Staff #highlight 🌟 Meet Bridget Hayes! Bridget is the newest CHEARR postdoctoral fellow. She is passionate about contributing to the science of peer-supported recovery and building scientific understanding of recovery communities.  #chearr #recoveryresearch

CHEARR is excited to announce funding for pilot projects focused on recovery support services for emerging adults with opioid use disorder! Apply now for up to $30,000 in funding. Click here to learn more:  https://tinyurl.com/chearrpilot

Together, we can make #Recovery REAL (Restores Every Aspect of Life) for everyone. #RecoveryMonth2025

CHEARR and JEAP Investigators are guest editing a special issue of Emerging Adulthood on recovery from substance use disorders. Submit your manuscripts by 3/1/26. Details: https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/EAX/Special%20Issue%20Call%20for%20Papers_EA%20Recovery%208-25-1754648741.pdf

CHEARR Co-Investigator Lourah and Post-doctoral fellow Bridget along with Co-Investigator Sandy (not pictured here) attended the Rally4Recovery in RI this past weekend! #CHEARR #recovery

Recovery strengthens the foundation for the home🏡, the heart 💝, and the hope 🌻we all need to keep going. Learn how #RecoveryIsPossible for everyone samhsa.gov/recovery #RecoveryHappens #RecoveryMonth2025

Check out two of our Young Adult Community Board Members’ creative work. We are so grateful that they are willing to share their talents with us!

#RecoveryMonth2025 is a great time to prioritize care, connection, and healing. ❤️‍🩹Need help getting started? Go to ➡️ samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope #Recovery #Wellness

CHEARR and JEAP Investigators are guest editing a special issue of Emerging Adulthood on recovery from substance use disorders. Submit your manuscripts by 3/1/26. Details: https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/EAX/Special%20Issue%20Call%20for%20Papers_EA%20Recovery%208-25-1754648741.pdf

Reposting from @jeapinitiative.bsky.social  Join us 9/22 for a free virtual forum launching the Community-Engaged Substance Use Research: Effective Community Board Partnerships Using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) toolkit! https://www.jeapinitiative.org/applying-cbpr-methods-forum/

CHEARR is thrilled to announce that our post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Lauren Lewis, has accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Texas Tech University!! We cannot wait to see her impact on the recovery field as she continues with her research. Please join us in congratulating her!! 😄

Happy Terminology Tuesday! Here are some more words to keep in mind when discussing SUD! 🌸 #addictionrecovery #stigma #chearr

🎉 Big news - the final chapters have been added to our #CBPR toolkit! In collaboration with our partners, the JEAP Initiative team has just released the complete version of our toolkit on working with community boards. ➡️ Access the toolkit here: www.jeapinitiative.org/resources-cb...

CHEARR student intern Shar Bista presents her project on the relationship between identity and recovery among emerging adults. Pictured here with her CHEARR mentors: Lauren Lewis and Kristyn Zajac (plus two CHEARR scientists in training ☺️)

Join CHEARR at the Rally4Recovery in RI on Sept 13th! Don't miss this inspiring event. Check out https://ricares.org/rally4recovery/ for details. #Rally4Recovery #CHEARR

Community Board Spotlight! Gracy shares her experience and what she's passionate about when it comes to recovery research. Check out our website for more! #recovery #recoveryresearch #addictionrecovery #spotlight #CHEARR

Words to keep in mind when aiming to destigmatize SUD. 🌸 "Protest any labels that turn people into things. Words are important. If you want to care for something, you call it a 'flower' ; If you want to kill something, you call it a 'weed'." [Don Coyhis] 🌻🌼 #recovery #stigma #substanceuse #addiction

Sharing on behalf of our colleagues at IRIS Project Maryland who recently produced the video below with their affiliated project, Peer-Focused Education to Enhance Recovery (PEER). Enjoy! youtu.be/7JWko9sO06Q?...

Following our collaborative 3-part forum series on EA recovery support services research with @chearresearch.bsky.social, we have created a recap that summarizes each session and key takeaways from the series. ➡️ Access the recap here: www.jeapinitiative.org/resources/

🚨 Paid Community Board Opportunity Available!! CHEARR is looking for young adults (ages 18-28) who are in recovery and have lived experience receiving treatment involving medications for opioid use disorder. No research experience needed!

🚨 Paid Community Board Opportunity Available!! CHEARR is looking for young adults (ages 18-28) who are in recovery and have lived experience receiving treatment involving medications for opioid use disorder. No research experience needed!

Explore how economic factors impact mental illness, substance use disorders, and associated conditions. Join the HEAL Workshop on May 22, 9:30AM–3:30PM to learn about new health economics research in this area. Register here: https://bit.ly/HEALHealthEconomicsWorkshop

Presenting on differences found in mental health outcomes for people in recovery at the National Conference on Addiction Recovery Science. #NCARS2025 #recoveryscience @chearresearch.bsky.social

The 2nd Annual National Conference on Addiction Recovery Science (NCARS) starts tomorrow! See you there! #research #recoveryresearch #NCARS2025 #CHEARR #addiction #recovery #science

Dr. Lourah Kelly shares the background, methods, results, and conclusions from a poster presented at the National Conference on Addiction Recovery Science in 2025 titled “Suicide risk among persons in recovery, with substance use disorder, and without in a national sample”.

See our full agenda here www.recoveryanswers.org/assets/NCARS... Register here whova.com/portal/regis...

Interested in addiction recovery science? Come join us at the National Conference on Addiction Recovery Science! I'm a member of the Constortium on Addiction Recovery Science Conference & Website Planning Committee so will be introducing our keynote panel speakers! #NCARS2025 #recovery #addiction

🔔 Join us for the third and final part of the Emerging Adult Forum Series hosted by CHEARR & JEAP 🗓️ TWO Weeks from today on April 10th at 1pm EST! 👥 Guest Speakers: Dr. Emily Hennessy & Dr. Kevin Wenzel 💻 Zoom REGISTER NOW: https://www.jeapinitiative.org/ea-recovery-support-forums/

So grateful to have spent the weekend at #CPA2025. It was restorative to be surrounded by an amazing community of addiction scientists. @drzajac.bsky.social @dr-lauren-e-lewis.bsky.social @chearresearch.bsky.social @apadivision50.bsky.social

This past weekend, CHEARR members attended the CPA Annual Meeting in Providence, RI! The focus on 'Pathways to sustained recovery' sparked inspiring conversations. We’re especially proud of two impactful poster presentations, including one from our first-time presenter, Fatima Khan! 🌟 #CHEARR #CPA

CHEARR is honored to share that our medical student trainee, Liz, is to be inducted into the class of 2026 Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)! 🎉 Please join us in congratulating Liz! 👏

🔔 Join us for the third and final part of the Emerging Adult Forum Series hosted by CHEARR & JEAP 🗓️ TWO Weeks from today on April 10th at 1pm EST! 👥 Guest Speakers: Dr. Emily Hennessy & Dr. Kevin Wenzel 💻 Zoom REGISTER NOW: https://www.jeapinitiative.org/ea-recovery-support-forums/

Nearly 50% of young adults (18-25) have faced mental health or substance use challenges in the past year. SAMHSA's RecoverMe campaign is here to connect young adults with the resources and support they need to manage both together.  For more info, visit SAMHSA.gov/recoverme

Back again with another article by our intern Fatima, featuring Jon Steinen, a dedicated advocate for recovery and harm reduction! Fatima explores his work with the CT Harm Reduction Alliance and his role on the CHEARR Peer Recovery Support Specialist Community Board. Visit https://chearr.org/

Excited to share an article by our student intern, Fatima, featuring Dwayne Dean, one of our amazing board members! 🌟 Read about his journey and impactful work in breaking stigma, improving recovery, and building connections. Learn more at https://chearr.org/

Meet the faces behind the Collaborative Hub for Emerging Adult Recovery Research (CHEARR)!

CHEARR'S Principal Investigator, Dr. Kristyn Zajac, was featured for the Second Annual Women’s Health Clinical, Health Disparities, Basic Science Research Symposium hosted by the Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) at UConn Health!

Join us Thursday at 1pm ET for Part 2 of the EA Forum co-hosted by CHEARR and  @jeapinitiative.bsky.social  Featuring a discussion panel with young adult community board members! Register: https://www.jeapinitiative.org/ea-recovery-support-forums/