Recovery Community Centers (RCC) are the “New Kid on the Block” in the addiction recovery ecosystem. In this presentation, Dr. Greene will describe the RCC conceptual model put forth by Harvard’s Recovery Research Institute. What makes RCCs unique is they are peer-led and operated. Generally, those who staff RCCs are people who identify as “in recovery” from substance use disorders. The presentation concludes with an introduction to Johnson City Recovery Center, the first RCC in the Tri-Cities founded by Dr. Greene.

The “Women and Gender Studies on Wednesdays” series is designed to raise awareness about the research, scholarship and community engagement conducted by those across the gender spectrum at ETSU; to provide a venue where women on campus and in the community can discuss and support each other’s work; and to give students an opportunity to meet faculty who could become mentors for their studies.