Overcoming Employment Stigma and Finding Purpose
One of the most complex challenges in addiction recovery is re-entering the workforce. Employment stigma remains a significant barrier, rooted in misconceptions about reliability, trustworthiness, and the perceived risks of hiring someone with a complex past. This stigma affects job seekers and deprives workplaces of dedicated, empathetic, resilient employees. By dismantling harmful biases and focusing ...
Celebrity Recovery Spotlight: Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper’s journey from addiction to the heights of Hollywood is both inspiring and illuminating. Known for his roles in blockbuster hits and award winners like Guardians of the Galaxy and A Star Is Born, Cooper’s path has not been without serious obstacles, including a painful struggle with substance misuse. His recovery is a defining ...
Spectrum Health Systems Announces New Outpatient Treatment Center in Worcester
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., a leading nonprofit organization providing a comprehensive continuum of addiction treatment and behavioral health services, today announced the upcoming opening of its new outpatient treatment facility at 1023 Main Street in Worcester. The center will both welcome new clients and consolidate two of the organization’s Worcester-based outpatient services to one location, ...
Setting Boundaries and Building Trust for Healthy Relationships in Recovery
Recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is a transformative journey, not just for the individual but also for their relationships. It's a process of rebuilding trust, establishing healthy boundaries, and navigating the complexities of family, friendships, and romantic connections. While it's a path filled with hope and healing, it also presents challenges that require patience, ...
Spectrum Board Member Spotlight: Cheryl Gallant
Spectrum Health Systems is proud to highlight Cheryl Gallant, Spectrum’s board chair, a dedicated board member with over 30 years of human resources expertise and a deep-rooted passion for helping those struggling with addiction. Putting People First Cheryl Gallant's extensive career in human resources began in the Midwest, where she held various HR management roles ...
Distancing Yourself from Trauma Triggers in Addiction Recovery
Trauma leaves a lasting impact, and its effects can resurface through triggers – those seemingly innocuous events, sensations, or situations that unexpectedly ignite a flood of emotions and memories. For individuals in addiction recovery, understanding and managing these triggers is crucial for maintaining recovery and fostering overall wellbeing. What Are Trauma Triggers and How Do ...
Celebrity Recovery Spotlight: Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore, a beloved actress and talk show host, has captured audiences' hearts worldwide with charm and infectious energy. However, beneath the bright smiles and successful career lies a long and challenging journey of battling alcohol and drug addiction. Barrymore's openness about her struggles has inspired many, offering hope and resilience to those facing similar ...
Overcoming Employment Stigma and Finding Purpose
One of the most complex challenges in addiction recovery is re-entering the workforce. Employment stigma remains a significant barrier, rooted in misconceptions about reliability, trustworthiness, and the perceived risks of hiring someone with a complex past. This stigma affects job seekers and deprives workplaces of dedicated, empathetic, resilient employees. By dismantling harmful biases and focusing ...
Celebrity Recovery Spotlight: Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper’s journey from addiction to the heights of Hollywood is both inspiring and illuminating. Known for his roles in blockbuster hits and award winners like Guardians of the Galaxy and A Star Is Born, Cooper’s path has not been without serious obstacles, including a painful struggle with substance misuse. His recovery is a defining ...
Spectrum Health Systems Announces New Outpatient Treatment Center in Worcester
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., a leading nonprofit organization providing a comprehensive continuum of addiction treatment and behavioral health services, today announced the upcoming opening of its new outpatient treatment facility at 1023 Main Street in Worcester. The center will both welcome new clients and consolidate two of the organization’s Worcester-based outpatient services to one location, ...
Breaking the Addiction Stigma
While cultural awareness around substance and alcohol use disorder have improved in recent years, there is still a substantial amount of stigma surrounding these topics. Despite well-established research identifying addiction as a disease, some still see it as a moral failing instead. The negative attitudes and stereotypes that stem from this belief create barriers to ...
Spectrum Health Systems Unveils Scholarship Program with Assumption University
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., a not-for-profit organization providing a comprehensive continuum of addiction treatment and behavioral health services throughout Massachusetts, announced today its partnership with Assumption University to create a scholarship program for its employees to complete the university’s clinical counseling psychology master’s program. “We continue to see an increased need for both representation and ...
Spectrum Health Systems Awarded Contract with Middlesex Sheriff’s Office
Spectrum Health Systems, Inc., a not-for-profit organization providing a comprehensive continuum of addiction treatment throughout Massachusetts and a range of programming for justice-involved individuals throughout the country, has been awarded a new contract by the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) to serve individuals at risk for recidivism. “In addition to our long-standing relationship with the Massachusetts ...
Observing Youth Substance Use Prevention Month
When young people are growing and developing, it's crucial that they understand the risks life can present to them. Not only are they having formative experiences that could impact them well into their adulthood, but their brains are also still in critical phases of development, making them vulnerable to the risks they take and the ...
Celebrating Graduates and Alumni
At Spectrum and NERC, nothing is more important to us than the success of our clients. The people that pass through our programs and go on to find health and happiness are living proof that recovery is possible. The example they set is crucial to the recovery community, supporting and inspiring others along their own ...
National Recovery Month: The Impact of Peer Recovery Centers
Peer recovery centers are crucial to the recovery community, serving as safe meeting places where people in all walks of recovery can both give and receive support. At these free centers, individuals participate in recovery meetings, find parenting and employment resources, learn helpful skills like anger management and financial planning, attend yoga and mindfulness classes, ...
