The Recovery Friendly Initiative empowers workplaces to support people affected by substance use disorders and those in recovery.
Addiction costs Missouri $1.4 million per hour, $34.5 million every day, and $12.6 billion per year.
A Recovery Friendly Workplace improves productivity and profitability for businesses.
Recovery Friendly Workplaces foster a workplace culture that promotes employee safety, health, and well-being.
Join the effort. Be part of the solution. Become Recovery Friendly.
It is estimated that addiction costs Missouri $34.5 million every day, and $12.5 billion in a year (MHA, 2016).
Recovery Friendly Workplaces (RFWs) foster a workplace culture that promotes employee safety, health, and well-being through strategies that provide support for managers and employees, including reducing stigma and providing recovery resources related to the challenges surrounding substance use disorders.
Increase understanding about substance misuse and behavioral health through evidence-based trainings, resources, and services to meet the emerging needs of businesses and organizations of all sizes and levels of readiness.
Connect with a network of businesses and organizations interested in creating healthy and safe work environments where employers, employees, and communities can collaborate to create positive change, eliminate stigma, and support recovery.
Partner to create opportunities to retain a healthier, more productive, and more motivated workforce through the delivery of evidence-based health and safety programs and practices.
Support this initiative by learning more and discovering how your organization can become designated as a Recovery Friendly Workplace.
Recovery Friendly Workplaces decrease costs due to impaired productivity and absenteeism, and improve safety, productivity, and profitability in the workplace. RFWs impact the bottom line through resources and support to foster a supportive work environment that encourages the success of all employees. RFWs promote individual wellness by empowering workplaces to provide support for employees recovering from substance use disorder.
Contact us to learn more about how you can become a Recovery Friendly Workplace.
If you are a business leader or interested in receiving more information about Recovery Friendly Workplaces, we would love to connect with you.
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