Continuous Quality ImprovementA dedication to ongoing evaluation and enhancement of recovery services, driven by feedback from residents and alignment with the latest research in the field. The State of Maryland pledges to provide constituents, businesses, customers, and stakeholders with friendly and courteous, timely and responsive, accurate and consistent, accessible and convenient, and truthful and transparent services. This scale promotes developing an environment of empathy, empowerment, and inclusivity that is vital for nurturing pathways of sustained recovery.

• Ethical OperationsUpholding the highest ethical standards in operations, resident care, and community interactions, ensuring transparency, integrity, and respect in all endeavors.
• NARR values the cultivation of supportive, recovery-oriented environments where individuals can share experiences and offer mutual support, fostering a sense of belonging and collective strength.
• They are alcohol and illicit substance-free recovery housing that utilize house rules and peer accountability to maintain safe and healthy living environments.
• Certified Recovery Residences provide stable, structured, safe, and healthy environments that support residents as they develop new skills to live a sustainable life.
• Each Affiliate goes through a rigorous review process before being chartered as a designated state Affiliate.
• For people seeking recovery, housing solutions that provide time and support for sustainable, long-term recovery are essential.

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• State and local governments in Florida support the right of these individuals to enjoy the benefits of communal living as the functional equivalent of a family in residential communities without oversight.
• With decades of collective experience in shaping policies, enhancing community support, and pioneering innovative recovery solutions, they embody a shared vision of empowerment and transformative care.
• Community EngagementActive participation in local, state, and national discussions on recovery housing policies and practices to advocate for the rights and needs of individuals in recovery.
• Designed for recovery residence operators and managers, below is a list of current online training programs available to purchase.
• Until recently most of our training has been in live, in-person or remote workshop formats.

Adherence to NARR StandardsAll affiliates and providers must commit to upholding the rigorous NARR quality standards, ensuring safe, ethical, and effective environments for recovery. Recovery housing is a family-like, shared living environment free from alcohol and illicit drug use and centered on peer support and connection to services that promote sustained recovery from substance use disorders. They go by different names (Oxford House ™, sober home, sober living, halfway house, etc.), and their history can be traced back to the mid-1800s1. NARR prioritizes educating providers, residents, and the broader community about the recovery process, the role of recovery residences, and the importance of standards to enhance support for recovery journeys. All recovery homes are founded on social model recovery, but beyond that, they can differ in the type and intensity of services they provide and can differ in their staffing or governance.

DMHA Certified Recovery Residence Locator

The spreadsheet will list staff that need access to WITS, which is the claiming system for Recovery Works. The staff will also be added to JIRA, DMHA’s helpdesk ticket tracking system, so what is a recovery residence they can submit helpdesk tickets. Use the Required documents link below as a reference to gather the necessary documents and information for your Recovery Residence application for step 4.

Building Quality Recovery Housing

If you feel a residence is not meeting the quality standards required by its designation with the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, it is your right to voice that concern. To perform the virtual/on-site interview/inspection the recovery residence setting needs to have been in operation with residents for at least 30 days and have at least 40% occupancy. The National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR) has established national best practice standards and a certification program, which owner-operators can use as a roadmap (see NARRonline.org). Support your recovery by choosing a living environment that uses national best practices. No level is “better” than another, nor is certification for any level easier to obtain the next. To purchase one or more training programs or if you have questions About NARR training or content development services, please contact us below.

• The law applies to those operators who wish to remain eligible for referral from DCF Licensed substance use disorder treatment providers.
• NARR prioritizes educating providers, residents, and the broader community about the recovery process, the role of recovery residences, and the importance of standards to enhance support for recovery journeys.
• We partner with state agencies and recovery community organizations to advocate for the adoption of our high-quality housing standards at both state and national levels.

Let Our Experience Build You Up

Together, we harness our collective strengths to build a more inclusive, supportive, and empowering recovery landscape. The term Recovery Residence has been made widely known by the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR) and refers to standards-based recovery housing. As the Florida NARR affiliate, FARR certifies provider compliance with the NARR Standard.

Code of Ethics

promoting access to recovery supportive living environments

• Resident wellness and opportunities to enhance recovery are at the forefront of the Standard.
• This law mandates Levels I, II & III Recovery Residences seek, achieve and sustain voluntary certification to national standards in order to remain eligible for referral from DCF licensed substance abuse treatment providers (effective date July 1, 2016).
• This oversight process ensures that people seeking recovery housing have access to services that meet the state requirements.
• In some cases, the Housing Team may require a second virtual/on-site review in order to verify quality improvement recommendations have been implemented.