[music] our stories have power was the training that was developed by faces and voices of recovery in conjunction with funding from samhsa. people in the recovery community have been looking for a long time for language that they can use to really describe what it is that they've been through and what it is that they're trying to advocate for. so faces and voices of recovery has used the training as an opportunity create a video, a dvd, that can be you know sent around the country, can be put on the internet, can really be used in trainings and in workshops around the country so that more people have the terminology that's necessary to communicate our, our message to the broadest possible audience. there are three major sections of the dvd. the first is a 90- minute training video which takes you through faces and voices of recovery's media and message training, the actual core training itself. the second part of the dvd is a section called, "keys to successful interviews". that section really is helpful for people who are going to be going into an interview situation and they need to

of samhsa's road to recovery television and radio series . this episode will highlight the many accomplishments of the 2010 national recovery month observance and look forward to a successful 2011 campaign...so- join the voices for recovery: recovery benefits everyone. in 2011, national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month is expanding its reach to include the celebration and recognition of individuals, families, and communities who have overcome mental health problems and we have changed the name to national recovery month. recovery month offers help and hope not only for individuals receiving substance use and/or mental health recovery services but also for families, loved ones, friends, and communities. the benefits of treatment and recovery ripple across entire communities throughout our nation, proving there are effective treatments and people do recover. recovery month honors the millions of americans who are living happy, healthy, and productive lives in long-term recovery from substance use and mental health problems. it celebrates the tremendous success and contributions of treatment and recovery service providers, in both the mental health and substance use treatment and recovery fields, who m

william lossiah-bratt, board of directors, southeastern regional representative, faces and voices of recovery, cherokee, north carolina. dr. clark, why should we be concerned about ethnic and racial differences within the addiction and recovery field, as well as other differences? well, one of the things that we want to make sure is that people who have substance use problems are able to recover and that materials that we use can assist them in that process. and so, you know, there are differences associated with cultural values and beliefs, starting from how one physiologically responds to a particular substance misuse to how certain substances are used in a cultural context. so if we're going to facilitate recovery, we need to understand the language, the beliefs, the social context associated with those substances. and that will help us facilitate that person's recovery by showing that we understand the life experiences that they have associated with their use of substances. and i gather that includes prevalence as well. well, yes, but from a clinical point of view, i mean people look at t

white's website and, and in other publications that have been done by samhsa and by faces and voices of recovery. there are some wonderful resources to help us become more conscious of the language we use. and that connects to the fact that what we can do within the treatment system. if you're working with a person and they understand the framework, they understand the stages of change. they understand that it's, it maybe a recurrence, that's not a negative thing, but that may be a part of their stages of change of their recovery, rather than relapse and the stigma that is connected relapse. relapse is this, this horrible place that once you fall down, that sometimes you don't get up from. so that's a way that we can work with the treatment system. you know and i also think that, that this, we're presenting really a moving target if you will. it's probably what you would call the flavor of the month syndrome and that also language is open to interpretation, like prevention is somebody in the field would probably mean something that's, evidence-based practice. but if you talk to a community perso

of life. because recovery means that you are changing behaviors in all areas of your personal life. and i'm glad you mentioned recovery. faces and voices for recovery provides an individual an opportunity to join others and to figure out ways to support each other and to sustain recovery. and we haven't gotten to the fact that once we do get a person to go into recovery, that there is also a need for either a mutual support group or some other type of activities. within the context of ethnic and racial and other special populations, what is important to keep in mind in terms of a person that is in recovery in order for them to sustain their recovery? well, in order to sustain recovery, as we all know, a mutual support network is vital. and from a tribal standpoint, it's community support. because unfortunately, with faces and voices, what we are striving to do is continue to battle the stigma of discrimination that people with an addiction continue to face. well, in indian country, it's almost twofold. you have still the struggling addict that is criminalized and when they get into recovery, if they have a mutual support network and th

japan could not avoid devastation despite its reputation as one of the most prepared countries in the world. many voiced hope for japan's recovery. >> we have a tsunami and also like that also and maybe from japan we have so approximate many can learn. >> i think we have to really find, we have to check our own systems. >>> thursday marks the third anniversary of a powerful earthquake that struck china's sichuan province. it devastated the province and surrounding areas leaving 87,000 people dead or missing. china's government has spent about $150 billion rebuilding houses and infrastructure. some residents and the administrative functions of the county have been transferred elsewhere. the government says it completed 95% of the work, including rebuilding 2.2 billion homes. it it hopes to finish the work by the end of september. a disparity is he merging since 500 households are still living in temporary housing. many survivors expect to lose construction jobs after government work ends. the local government will hold memorial services on thursday. it will likely stress the reconstruction achievements in a bid to boost the popul

of those angelic voices. so many hits and albums. she's 47 years old now and she's back in treatment to support her longstanding recovery process.may remember that famous interview with diane sawyer i think back in 2004. she was like "crack is cheap." i make too much money to ever smoke crack, get this straight i don't do crack, crack is whack. >> crack is whack, kind of the famous saying. hopefully people will remember her for her incredible, incredible voice. not for the fact that she's gone to rehab, but people who have drug addictions say it takes several stints in rehab to really get back on your feet. >> she had a comeback album in 2009, went on tour in 2010. the tour was beset with the problems and here we are. good luck, whitney. >> nene, we all know her. "celebrity apprentice" and of course "real housewives of atlanta." a whole ball of wax. star jones, also had a major tete a tete -- a big smackdown. nene has been booted off of the show by the donald. she slams the whole donald trump show. take a listen. >> if you quit it's going to follow you for the rest of your life. >> you accommodated star. you have seven talents t

voice or physical. >> reporter: emotions ran high rents father were giants cap and expressing his feelings and hope for the sun. >> of full recoveryat we are looking for. this week it started good he's had a lot of movement. >> reporter: stowe's mother praised those in the l.a. area those who have been by the family side and the bedside as her son recovers. >> we have made a lifelong friends think he doesn't say enough. you'll never be forgotten. this is truly the city of angels. >> louisa: continuing the on- line discussion we asked you have any well wishes for brian as he returned to the bay area. we have a lot of comments already. denver's as glad he will be back home and to the bay area i hope he will be center better soon. a comment from dan who reads hope you get better and stronger by the day. if you want to participate just good facebook and we will try and reader, it's live on air. >> darya: we want to continue with the news this morning developing stores were falling. sampras's go police looking for a man who access the bank account information of a man who was killed last week appeared surveillance video captured the pi

this i mean we have 9% unemployment, no inflation at all and all of the loud public voices are telling the fed to choke off the recovery and they are going to it. that's the reason they aren't being more aggressive because there's no push back from the left and right think the waking up progressives to fear is a fight going on and it's time for you to join because it is happening right now and that outweighs any particular downside. i don't think they've been well insulated from politics i think they've just been at bearing the brunt of the one cited criticism. what a progressive molitor it was a member look like? there's a bunch of questions to to ask them to read the funniest when there's absolutely never allowed to ask any member of your estimated and you are never allowed to ask that, but it's the important question and then related to that how well can unemployment go if someone says its 8% them they aren't going to be a progressive member of the fomc. >> careful about that last -- >> that's why i tried to switch. [laughter] >> yes, just straightforward questions like how low can unemployment go and how do you tes