Marshfield Clinic and AmeriCorps Assist with Substance Abuse
Thursday, May 4th, 2017 -- 8:01 AM
-Marshfield Clinic Health System Recovery Corps, the newest AmeriCorps program offered by Marshfield Clinic Center for Community Outreach, will be launched in September to assist with those affected by substance abuse in northern Wisconsin.MCHS Recovery Corps is recruiting 20 full-time AmeriCorps members to be placed and trained as recovery coaches throughout the region served by the HOPE Consortium to support individual and community-based recovery endeavors. HOPE Consortium is a partnership of 10 organizations that came together through Wisconsin’s HOPE legislation funding to address growing problems associated with opioid use disorders.
Substance abuse is a national issue that has gripped the northwoods particularly hard. The new AmeriCorps team is the latest example of the efforts taken by MCHS to combat substance abuse. Last November, Family Health Center of Marshfield opened its new Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center in Minocqua.
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