by SoberingCenterAustin | Oct 18, 2021 | Announcements, Board and Other Meetings, News
SOBERING CENTER BOARD MEETING AGENDA October 20, 2021 5:00 P.M. Sobering Center 1213 Sabine Street, Austin, TX 78701 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair: Jana Ortega Vice-Chair: Dr. Christopher Ziebell Secretary: Council Member Kathie Tovo Treasurer: Liz Boston Past Chair:...
by SoberingCenterAustin | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Implementing harm reduction practices, diversion programs, and mental health crisis interventions have grown increasingly supported over the past year, from city officials to individual community members. However promising these initiatives are, they still can get...
by SoberingCenterAustin | Sep 30, 2021 | News
What are safe injection sites? They’re controlled environments to safely inject drugs, under the watch of medical professionals. Safe injection sites (pictured to the left) provide sterile environments, with sterile needles, gauze, tourniquets, cookers, Narcan, and...
by SoberingCenterAustin | Sep 30, 2021 | News
One of the key tenets of my own recovery story, and that of most of my peers, is the community component. The importance of community in recovery is not a novel ideology. Groups described as mutual aid societies existed long before Alcoholics Anonymous and were among...
by SoberingCenterAustin | Sep 30, 2021 | News
A chance to connect with the community is coming soon to the Sobering Center! I recently sat down with Vilma, our Sobering Support Specialist, to discuss upcoming volunteer projects and her thoughtful vision of keeping past patients engaged with positive...
