BrightView Health celebrates recovery during National Recovery Month
MAUMEE – In honor of National Recovery Month, BrightView Health Addiction Treatment Center hosted an open house on Oct. 18. The community was invited to learn more about their outpatient addiction services.
The event was a time to celebrate recovery, raise awareness about substance abuse disorder (SUD), and offer support, said Chelsae King, BrightView’s Community Outreach manager, who talked about the significance of the gathering.
“My biggest takeaway was having the ability to celebrate people’s recovery. It’s often something overlooked and it was nice to pause and honor those individuals,” she said.
At the heart of the event was the Champions of Recovery Award, which recognized six individuals at various stages of their recovery. “We had people celebrating several years of sobriety, down to a couple of weeks,” King explained. “Each moment in recovery is worth celebrating.”
BrightView’s approach to addiction treatment includes a combination of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), counseling and peer support, with the goal of helping patients stay engaged in their recovery process.
In addition to celebrating success stories, the open house featured community partners, including the Northwest Ohio Syringe Services (NOSS), offering health testing and Narcan.
King emphasized the importance of creating a supportive environment for patients, noting that many expressed gratitude for being included in a sober, caring space.
For those looking to support others in recovery, King advised to “be aware, and don’t hesitate to reach out if you think someone is struggling.”
BrightView, founded in 2015, continues to accept new patients daily and provides same-day appointments, ensuring that help is always available. BrightView services are easy to access and available to hundreds of area residents.
The center accepts walk-ins until 3 p.m. weekdays and offers same day appointments. People or families seeking help can call BrightView at 833-510-HELP (4357) 24-hours a day, seven days a week, or schedule an appointment online at brightviewhealth.com.
For patients in withdrawal, it takes less than four hours from the time they walk through the door to receive stabilizing medication, complete their first counseling session and begin lasting recovery.
