And today marks the beginning of National Wellness Week, part of SAMHSA's month-long celebration and a reminder that recovery from mental health and substance abuse challenges is real and possible.

At Mother Bear Community Action Network, September is also Family Recovery Month. We realize it is important for all family members to receive support and education for their own recovery journeys. In fact, 

Families who receive recovery education and support can reduce the risk of relapse by as much as 75 percent.

Unfortunately, most families do not have access to this kind of support,  

even though 1 in 4 families currently face mental health challenges.

Mother Bear CAN is determined to address this huge gap in family recovery support. 

Over this next week, we look forward to sharing with you how our family-led recovery network is supporting families in three key areas:

• Family recovery resources
• Community-based family support
• Family mental health recovery education 

If you know of a family who needs our support our who might like to get involved, please share this email or a link to our family recovery website at www.motherbearcan.org. 

With gratitude,

Lisbeth and Jennifer

Lisbeth Riis Cooper                 Jennifer Maurer 

Founder & Chair                      Managing Director