NorthEast REgion

washington county community college

Program Details

Established: 2019
Region: Northeast
State: Maine
Program Contact: Bernadette Farrar
bfarrar@wccc.me.edu
(207) 454-1000
Website: PROGRAM LINK

About the Program

Washington County Community College’s (WCCC) Recovery Support Program is housed under Student Services and the WCCC C.A.R.E.S. (Campus, Assistance, Education, and Support) Center which is focused on the removal of internal and external barriers to success. We are a fledgling (small 1-14) program located on a beautifully situated campus on the banks of the tidal St. Croix River in rural Downeast Calais, Maine. Students are encouraged to meet with the full-time Student Navigator who staffs the C.A.R.E.S. Center for assistance in locating on and off-campus resources to assist in establishing or maintaining recovery. Several Student Services staff members are trained Recovery Coaches and more training is ongoing. Meeting space is provided to students who wish to meet privately and offer peer-to-peer support or meet with a recovery coach. WCCC partners with the Aroostook Mental Health Center, The Community Caring Collaborative, The Downeast Recovery Support Center, and Healthy Acadia for services off campus and for staff and student recovery awareness training. Any student who self-identifies as in recovery at any stage is encouraged and welcome to participate in campus recovery programming.

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The Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE) is the only association exclusively representing collegiate recovery programs (CRPs) and collegiate recovery communities (CRCs), the faculty and staff who support them, and the students who represent them. ARHE provides the education, resources, and community connection needed to help change the trajectory of recovering student’s lives. We are a network of professionals, administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents and policy makers.

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A Collegiate Recovery Program (CRP) is a college or university-provided program that includes a supportive environment within the campus culture. CRPs reinforce the decision to engage in a lifestyle of recovery from addiction/substance use disorder. It is designed to provide an educational opportunity alongside recovery supports to ensure that students do not have to sacrifice one for the other.

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