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The Minnesota Model is one of the most commonly adopted formats for addiction treatment centers, and its start in Minnesota led to a large surge of youth participants in A.A. To accommodate them, especially in the context of old timers being wary that younger alcoholics had “suffered enough” or “hit rock bottom” in order to begin recovery. The Minnesota Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous…
Hosted by The Peer Company (formerly the Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon), the national conference focuses on fostering collaboration that advances the peer recovery movement. In 2026, the event took place in Seaside, Oregon from May 4-7 with the theme “Rooted & Rising.” From their main page: “This theme honors where we’ve come from, our grassroots beginnings and the deep roots…
Though established in 2015 by the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), the Multiple Pathways of Recovery Conference (MPRC) is a national conference recognizing successful pathways to recovery using secular, clinical, holistic, or other programs outside the traditional 12-step focus. More recently, CCAR has invited collaboration over hosting the event to incorporate recovery…
The Southern California A.A. Convention (SCAAC) was established in Long Beach in 1952, making it one of the oldest recovery conventions in California. Many of the most popular AA speeches were recorded at this convention before being distributed worldwide. https://scws-al-anon.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BulletinMay2019.pdf
All California Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous (ACYPAA) was established in 1973 after decades of Young People’s groups had formed in cities like Los Angeles to reach new demographics, since most AA members at the time were older white middle-class men who had histories with alcohol longer than some of the younger members had even been alive. The organization’s Advisory Council was…
The 2025 Summit, hosted on September 18th in Los Angeles, brought together Hunter Biden, the Executive Producer of The Pitt, and the Executive Producer of Grey’s Anatomy. That’s an interesting group. https://matthewperryfoundation.org/event/annual-matthew-perry-foundation-summit-on-addiction-and-recovery/
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The 2025 Summit, hosted on September 18th in Los Angeles, brought together Hunter Biden, the Executive Producer of The Pitt, and the Executive Producer of Grey’s Anatomy. That’s an interesting group. https://matthewperryfoundation.org/event/annual-matthew-perry-foundation-summit-on-addiction-and-recovery/
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Though established in 2015 by the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), the Multiple Pathways of Recovery Conference (MPRC) is a national conference recognizing successful pathways to recovery using secular, clinical, holistic, or other programs outside the traditional 12-step focus. More recently, CCAR has invited collaboration over hosting the event to incorporate recovery…
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Hosted by The Peer Company (formerly the Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon), the national conference focuses on fostering collaboration that advances the peer recovery movement. In 2026, the event took place in Seaside, Oregon from May 4-7 with the theme “Rooted & Rising.” From their main page: “This theme honors where we’ve come from, our grassroots beginnings and the deep roots…