RECOVERY DAY 2025 - Feb. 19th

RECOVERY ROOTED IN COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Vermont’s Recovery Day is designed to remind all Vermonters that substance use disorder, mental health needs, and co-occurring conditions respond well to evidence-based and timely interventions, including the support from peers who have had their own unique recovery experiences to lean on.

While registration is not required to attend, and EVERYONE is WELCOME, we encourage you to register so we can ensure enough seating and refreshments will be available for all.

LET US COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE, JOIN OUR VOICES, AND STAND UP FOR RECOVERY ADVOCACY!

Recovery Day is an annual advocacy celebration to honor the power of substance use recovery - a celebration of the many unique pathways of the recovery journey. It is a day where we can listen to one another’s experiences and honor powerful individual transformations. Recovery Day is also an opportunity to learn about the strengths and challenges of the organizations that offer recovery support in our communities, and to envision what a Vermont could look like where we come together and support people in our communities who are currently struggling.

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AGENDA

Subject to change

  • Opening Remarks

  • Recovery Partners of Vermont (RPV) Legislative Agenda Update

  • Keynote: North Dakota First Lady Kathryn Burgum

  • Remarks by Vermont’s Congressional Delegation

    • Senator Bernie Sanders

    • Senator Peter Welch

    • Congresswoman Becca Balint

  • Legislative Champion Award

  • Readings by: Writers for Recovery

  • Remarks by:

    • Dr. Mark Levine, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Health

    • Monica Hutt, Chief Prevention Officer

    • Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont

    • John Rodgers, Lt. Governor of Vermont

  • Dr. Mark Depman Trailblazer Award

  • Readings by: Writers for Recovery

  • Jack Barry Communications Award

  • Remarks by:

    • Senator Phil Baruth, Senate President Pro Tempore

    • Jill Krowinski, Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives

    • Charity Clark, Attorney General

    • Nicholas Deml, Commissioner of Vt. Dept. of Corrections

  • Readings by: Writers for Recovery

  • BREAK

  • Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Tammy Bushell Recovery Friendly Workplace Award:

  • Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Award

  • Moment of Silence

  • Recovery Day Guest Reflections

  • Closing Remarks