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Washoe County designated Nevada’s first recovery-friendly county workplace; staff training planned
Summary
Washoe County received formal recognition as a recovery-friendly workplace, a designation intended to encourage employees to seek help for substance-use and mental-health issues without stigma. County officials and state partners outlined next steps including staff workshops.
Washoe County was publicly recognized Oct. 14 as one of the first county governments in the country — and the first in Nevada — to receive a “Recovery Friendly Workplace” designation from the Foundation for Recovery and state partners.
Jonathan Lamson, an advisor with Nevada’s recovery-friendly workplace initiative, presented the designation and described the program as a “permission structure” that signals to…
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