Recovery Connections outlines peer‑led centers, 24/7 helpline and mobile support for Brevard
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Recovery Connections told the Together in Partnership Committee it will open a recovery center in Brevard and deploy mobile peer support teams; the group described retention, participant counts and partnerships in four counties.
Recovery Connections told the Together in Partnership Committee on Jan. 28 that peer‑led recovery centers and mobile support teams are expanding into Brevard County and will offer drop‑in recovery services, peer support, naloxone distribution and a 24/7 helpline.
"Our mission for Recovery Connections is in essence to, take the, lived experience of our staff…to help individuals that have a substance use disorder connect with the resources and the recovery elements that they're looking for in the community," said George Margolis, chief executive officer of Recovery Connections, describing the organization’s peer‑led model and history since 2018.
Margolis said Recovery Connections has opened community centers in Orange and Seminole counties, plans to open sites in Osceola and Brevard, and operates a mobile peer‑support team to meet people where they are. Corey Fisher, chief operating officer, described the organization’s ‘‘recovery capital’’ approach and said data collected since July 2022 show thousands of recovery support sessions and tens of thousands of completed participant goals: "Year to date, we have about a 69% retention month to month in services for our participants," Fisher said.
Why it matters: Recovery community organizations (peer‑led nonprofits that bridge government, treatment and community resources) can extend immediate support to people leaving detox or treatment, a point county members emphasized as they discussed partnerships with dependency case management and juvenile services.
Recovery Connections described partnerships and contracts across four counties, work with courts and problem‑solving court programs, and said its new Brevard facility will allow immediate, no‑appointment access to peer support, meetings, naloxone, and resource navigation.
What’s next: Recovery Connections and county staff agreed to discuss a memorandum of understanding for partnering with county dependency case managers to coordinate peer services across intake, treatment and re‑entry points.