posted on 9/21/2022
Dover Mayor Robert Carrier celebrated 
National Recovery Month by raising the National Recovery Month flag in front of City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 14. He was joined by Eileen Lawton, a recovery friendly workplace coordinator with SOS Recovery Community Organization. The City Council recognized Recovery Month after the flag-raising with a proclamation.
National Recovery Month has been held every September since 1989 to celebrate sobriety and recovery and promote and support evidence-based treatment and recovery practices. SOS Recovery Community Organization held its fourth annual Recovery Rally at Henry Law Park on Saturday, Sept. 10, which included speakers, exhibitors and family-friendly activities.
Resources for those seeking and continuing recovery
SOS Recovery Community Organization: A collaboration of peers in recovery from substance misuse and their allies working together to create safe spaces and peer-based recovery supports throughout Strafford County. SOS and its Recovery Community Centers exist to bolster and grow the local recovery community through recovery coaching, crisis response, telephone recovery supports, meetings and workshops, support for all pathways to recovery, organized advocacy, partnerships with diverse community organizations, and volunteerism and social events and active activities. SOS has numerous locations; Dover’s is located at 4 Broadway. Website: straffordrecovery.org. Phone: 603-841-2350.
Community Access to Recovery: Community Access to Recovery is a partnership of the Dover Police Department and SOS Recovery Community Organization. Those seeking help can visit the Dover Police Department headquarters or any Dover Fire Department stations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. After a brief intake, a police officer will provide transportation to the Doorway at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital or SOS Recovery Center to meet with a trained recovery coach to help them navigate treatment options and recovery support systems.
