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Your one-stop, no-cost library for building stronger recovery housing and support programs — courses, guides, webinars, podcasts, NAADAC CE opportunities, research, and more.

Whether you’re opening your first recovery home, leading an established program, working as a peer or recovery support provider, or a community partner, there’s something here for you.

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Episode 3: Policy, Peers, and the Connective Tissue of Recovery
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From Withdrawal to Regulation: The Brain's Timeline for Early Recovery
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Publications & Papers

Financial landscape of recovery housing in the United States

Estimates the size of the recovery housing industry from 2020 survey data: roughly $250,000 in annual revenue per house and $4.5 billion nationally, broken down by revenue source for rural and non-rural houses.

Publications & Papers

Assessing Technical Assistance Needs among Recovery Residence Operators in the United States

A national survey of recovery residence owners and operators on where they most need technical assistance and training.

Publications & Papers

Psychometric properties of the Fletcher Recovery Housing Alliance Measure (FRHAM-12)

The psychometric properties of the Fletcher Recovery Housing Alliance Measure (FRHAM-12), a 12-item instrument for the sense of connection between residents that shared lived experience is meant to build.

Publications & Papers

Identification of Retention in Oxford Houses and Other Types of Recovery Housing: A Scoping Review

A scoping review across five databases of what is known about how long residents stay in Oxford Houses and other recovery housing, and how retention is defined and measured in the literature.

Newsletter

November 2025: Understand the Financial Challenges Facing Recovery Homes and Where to Look for Help

Funding is the number one challenge recovery homes can face. Read about the blended-funding model behind Recovery Kentucky, the Economic Calculator, and additional funding sources.

Infographic

The Peer-Led Social Model: A Recovery Ecosystem

A one-page diagram of the peer-led social model, tracing how referral sources connect people to a recovery home's supports — peer support, case management, life skills, stable housing and more — to build recovery capital.

Newsletter

October 2025: Everything You Need to Know about Deflection, Including Challenges Unique to Rural Areas

Treatment Alternatives for Safer Communities (TASC)’s Jac Charlier, Guy Farina, and Sydney Goggins on deflection — the six pathways that route people to treatment instead of arrest, the rural obstacles, and how to start a program.

Infographic

Components of a Recovery Ecosystem

A one-page map exploring six components that build a recovery ecosystem

Newsletter

July 2026: Understand How Co-Occurring Disorders May Be Affecting Your Residents and Clients

Co-occurring disorder expert Geoff Wilson on dual diagnosis — how common it is, the barriers that keep it untreated, and what works best in rural communities.

Newsletter

April 2023: How Physical and Social Activity Aids Recovery

Profiles The Phoenix, the sober active community whose 200,000-plus members build recovery through free classes and events, and what its virtual offerings mean for rural communities.

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April 2026: Recovery Is Always a “We Thing,” Never a “Me Thing”

Tara Moseley Hyde on Community-Based Recovery Support Services — why the medical and social models work best together rather than in competition, and recovery as a “we thing.”

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May 2026: Handle Challenging Behavior in Your Recovery Home

Carmin Long and Alan Muia on resident behavior in rural recovery homes — taming the “lizard brain,” the distinction between the person and the behavior, and a worksheet to work it through.

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The Learning Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3.3 million, with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.