SOS Recovery recognized for reducing stigma of addiction

From left with award, Joe Hannon, president SOS Advisory Board; John Burns, director of SOS; William Brewster, M.D., vice president, NH Regional Market for Harvard Pilgrim Health Care; Kathleen Reardon, chief executive officer, NH Center for Nonprofits.

BEDFORD - For its dedication to eliminating barriers to recovery support services, SOS Recovery Community Organization was presented with the 2019 Harvard Pilgrim Community Impact Award during the Nonprofit Impact Celebration held recently at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford.
About 180 people attended the event held to recognize the impact of nonprofit organizations in New Hampshire.
"We're inspired by this organization's commitment to providing new possibilities in peer recovery supports," said Dr. William Brewster, vice president, NH Regional Market for Harvard Pilgrim in Health Care, who presented SOS RCO with the Harvard Pilgrim Health Community Impact Award.
Brewster also praised SOS RCO for its commitment to building the recovery workforce by training more than 200 Recovery Coaches in New Hampshire; as well as its commitment to reduce stigma and treat substance use disorder as a disease and not a personal defect.
Reducing the stigma and harm associated with substance use disorder (SUD) is part of the mission of SOS.