The Junction is a new type of Recovery Community Centre that helps participants build recovery capital* and wellness. Supporting people to expand their personal, social and community resources, it is a hub of community-based support for people 19+ who self-identify as maintaining or seeking recovery or wellness from substance use.
Aftercare services and ongoing wellness supports are crucial to ensure people continue to receive the support they need on their pathway to recovery. But the pathway to recovery and long-term wellness does not end at treatment.
Recovery Community Centres play a crucial role in helping people in recovery build connections, resiliency and wellness through mutual peer support, life-skills programming, and relapse prevention.
Recovery Community Centres are a vital part of Road to Recovery, a made-in-B.C. model of addictions care, which is improving the way people access services, with a seamless transition from prevention to treatment and post-treatment services. Find out more https://www.providencehealthcare.org/en/health-services/services/harm-reduction/road-recovery
*Recovery capital is a term used in some clinical and community services. It refers to “the resources and capacities that enable growth and human flourishing.” Or, more simply, it’s a collection of an individual’s strengths and assets, plus their resources and opportunities. These resources include social connections like friends, family, clubs, and networks such as community, service providers, doctors, social workers and peers. Recovery capital also considers how things like laws, policies and institutions impact people’s recovery. It has been shown to improve short- and long-term recovery outcomes. The Junction aims to help people build recovery capital.
Granfield R, Cloud W. Coming Clean: Overcoming Addiction without Treatment. Vol. 25. New York: New York University Press; 1999. 281 p. Best D, Hennessy EA. The science of recovery capital: where do we go from here? Addiction. 2022 Apr;117(4):1139-1145. (Source)
