Recovery resources are disproportionately concentrated in urban centers. Surrounding communities like Oak Ridge face the same addiction pressures.

Learn the role of a sponsor in addiction recovery, including key qualities, responsibilities, benefits, and choosing the right fit in AA or NA.

A 12-step program member lost trust in their sponsor after she shared another sponsee’s private struggles in a meeting. Asking Eric provides guidance on addressing the betrayal of confidentiality, ...

I don’t feel safe sharing personal information about my own failings, because she may decide it’s OK to tell other people.

I am in a 12-step program. We have rules about anonymity and confidentiality, specifically that what is shared in a meeting stays at the meeting, and I trust that this applies to information shared ...

The Marcia Ratcliffe Women’s Home will add 12 beds, doubling the capacity for women at the Myrover-Reese Recovery Homes campus. Myrover-Reese, founded in 1961, was the first halfway house in North ...

The Education Department announced Tuesday it was offloading six of its biggest grant programs to other parts of the executive branch — a major step in the Trump administration’s plan to close the ...

A majority of the U.S. Department of Education’s funding for K-12 schools—more than $20 billion a year—will be administered instead by the U.S. Department of Labor under an interagency agreement the ...

The resilience of community members impacted by the Eaton Fire continues to inspire us, yet it’s difficult to witness the challenges they face. To support eligible individuals and businesses, Southern ...

Three companies announced 192 layoffs in Wisconsin during the month of October. A federal government shutdown is preventing the release of current unemployment data for the state. Milwaukee-area ...