Tag Archives: Faith Based Initiatives

The state of Tennessee certified its 1,000th Faith Based Recovery Group this month. Baxter’s Real Life Recovery Leader said faith is the key. Beth Henley founded the group affiliated with Rock Castle Church after going through her own struggles with addiction. Henley said she had been through every program and therapy imaginable. “I was in and out of jail,” Henley ... Read More »

Tennessee’s Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services are looking to connect with faith-based communities in the Upper Cumberland. Coordinator Colby Lane said this outreach is about getting churches and other faith groups certified as recovery congregations. Lane said being listed as a Tennessee recovery congregation puts groups of faith into a statewide recovery support network. “We’re going to ... Read More »