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Experts and council back state action, certification for recovery residences after presentation
Summary
A state affiliate representing recovery residences briefed council on certification and Proposition 1 housing; the council then voted to support a package of legislative proposals addressing addiction treatment and recovery residences, including SB 35 and related bills.
Sherry Dailey, vice president of governmental affairs for the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals, told the Villa Park City Council the group represents certified recovery residences around the state and offers training, quality standards and technical assistance to operators.
Dailey said certified homes are governed by standards intended to protect health and safety, including rules that support abstinence and structured peer support. "Certified homes in particular have very strict rules about abstinence," she said, and she emphasized that many…
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