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This article is from the Duffy Health Center newsletter.  It highlights Amanda McGerigle who served as a counselor with RecoveryBuild APG  before moving to the Medication Assisted Treatment team at Duffy. Amanda was an integral part of the birth of RecoveryBuild and is still a strong supporter of the Duffy RecoveryBuild APG team. “Amanda McGerigle serves

“Understanding substance use disorder can be elusive and challenging as we watch our loved ones who are in active addiction and even as we watch them recover from this disease. For family members, so often, very little about our loved one’s behavior during active addiction makes sense. Once our loved ones begin to recover, there

Cape Media interviewed Stephanie Briody for the Third Annual Winter Dip Kick Off. These hardy souls will be dipping into the COLD ocean all winter to raise money for RecoveryBuild APG.  Their goal is to exceed $45,000 Donate to Winter Dips for RecoveryBuild

It’s estimated that the sale of alcohol in stores increased 26% in the U.S. at the start of the pandemic, and public health providers are seeing more requests for alcohol use treatment. We discuss the spectrum of alcohol use disorder and some of the signs of drinking too much. We also discuss inequities in access

  We are thrilled to announce the RecoveryBuild APG program has opened at the Falmouth Recreation Center (790 Main Street, Falmouth) to broaden access for teens (and families) from the Upper Cape. RecoveryBuild APG is a 6-month program with two main goals: (1) to build competencies around recovery skills and relapse prevention, and (2) to

The Cape Cod Chronicle (October 28, 2021) published an article about “students at Monomoy Regional High School being offered access to a unique program designed to help them understand and avoid addiction thanks to a $1500 grant from the Cape Cod Foundation’s Harwich Fund and Chatham Fund. To be offered by Behavioral Health Innovators, the

RecoveryBuild APG is expanding across Cape Cod to serve teens 13-17 years old with a history of substance use. In October RecoveryBuild APG opened at Pleasant Bay Community Boating campus (2287 Route 28, Harwich). Opening soon will be an APG at The Falmouth Recreation Center. The APG meets from 5 to 7 twice a week. Harwich

Collaboration between non-profits Behavioral Health Innovators, Inc., and Duffy Health Center yields award of $315,000 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Duffy Health Center for RecoveryBuild Alternative Peer Group program for teens with substance use challenges. September 10, 2021 Founded in 2016, the non-profit Behavioral Health Innovators (BHI) works to develop solutions to address substance