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K ATY AREA RECOVERY EDUCATION
Katy Area Recovery Education, 26311 Westheimer Parkway, Katy, TX 77494
Email address: info@katyrecovery.com Website: www.katyrecovery.com 832-368-5983
Katy Area Recovery Education
Judy Bou Kheir, KARE Founder
Katy Area Recovery Education began as a desire to
help teens and their families, find recovery from
substance-use and substance abuse. It’s been a
little over two years now that we’ve been in
existence. What have we accomplished on this two-
year journey?
We’ve developed partnerships with local faith-based
organizations and businesses. We’ve shared the
message of recovery through an online presence,
with individuals, families and groups. We’ve asked
community members for help in providing sober
activities for our youth. We’ve been an ear to
parents who’ve contacted us for help and provided
links to community resources in Katy and the
Greater Houston area. In reaching out to treatment
facilities, faith-based organizations and 12-step
groups, we’ve established a connection to these
resources.
Drug-Related Deaths on the Rise
Recovery Research Institute provides easy-to-read
synopses of research reports that have
significance in the study of recovery from
substance use disorders (SUDs). In a recently
published article, RRI reports, “The U.S. has seen a
tragic increase in the number of drug-related
deaths in the past 20 years. Adolescents and
young adults have higher rates of illicit drug use
than other age groups, yet little is known
specifically about drug-related deaths among
younger Americans. This study found significant
increases in death rates attributable to some drug
types (e.g., opioids, pharmaceuticals, and illicit
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September – National Recovery Month 2
On this two-year journey, we see opportunities for
continued service to our teens and families. One of
the most important messages we can bring to the
community is knowledge about prevention for our
young people.
How does the message of prevention help? By
presenting informative meetings to parents, we can
arm them with the facts about substance abuse. By
talking with teens, we can let them hear from a
peer that is now in recovery.
When you partner with us through the donation of
your time or financial resources, you help us
spread the message of prevention and recovery!
drugs) in 15 to 24-year-olds in the 10-year span
between 2006 and 2015, with the financial burden
of drug-related deaths in this population
estimated at approximately $35 billion nationally.
This supports that drug-related mortality is a
public health crisis among adolescents and young
adults as well.”
You can read the full report here:
https://www.recoveryanswers.org/research-post/drug-
related-deaths-teens-young-adults/
KARE is a non-profit 501(c) 3 corporation that accepts tax-
deductible donations. Let us hear from you!
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September-National Recovery Month
By Judy Bou Kheir
Welcome to recovery month! For the past 30
years, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) has promoted
each September as Recovery Month for our nation.
Many times in the news media we hear about the
crisis of substance abuse and mental health
disorders. But that is not the end of the story.
There is hope. Recovery from a substance-use
disorder and/or mental health disorder is
possible! Through self-help organizations like
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics
Anonymous (NA), people do recover from the
effects of addiction. In addition, treatment
facilities across our nation are actively helping
people to recover from the disease of addiction.
Many whom you may know, can be a person who
is in recovery. What does that person look like?
For people in active recovery, they are
responsible, law-abiding citizens. They find joy in
giving back to their community. They are
sensitive to others who may share with them, their
own struggle with substance-use. Their
professions include teachers, doctors, lawyers,
executives, nurses; the list can go on and on.
They find joy with their family and friends. They
maintain a lifestyle of abstinence and have found
alternative, healthier ways to deal with life’s
problems.
What does this mean for you and your family? The
foundational message of recovery is hope. If you
or a family member is struggling with a mental
health crisis or substance-use problem, there is
help. One way to connect with these resources is
to reach out to KARE at our contact information
listed on the first page of this newsletter. People
can and do recover from addiction. But the first
step is to ask for help.
“We can be a voice to the
community that recovery is
available and recovery works.”
Judy Bou Kheir, Founder and Executive Director
Katy Area Recovery Education
National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) is a
national observance held every September to
educate Americans that substance use treatment
and mental health services can enable those with
a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a
healthy and rewarding life. The observance
reinforces the positive message that behavioral
health is essential to overall health, prevention
works, treatment is effective, and people can and
do recover.
For more information, visit this website:
https://www.recoverymonth.gov/about-recovery-
month
K AR E’s Ser vi ce Str uctur e
Ed u cate our community about recovery through an
online presence, literature, presentations and
community engagement events
Con nect with area recovery entities (recovery
community organizations, law enforcement agencies
and medical treatment facilities), as well as provide
teens and families contact with these resources
Ser ve Katy-area teens in whatever capacity needed so
they remain sober and substance-free
Mission
Katy Area Recovery Education (KARE) exists
to support Katy-area teens with recovery
resources, so they remain sober and
substance-free.
Vision
To position Katy, Texas as a strong recovery
community that works together, bringing
recovery resources and services to its
youth.
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