Recovery Café DC Blog

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Research · Part 1

Low-Barrier Community-Based Models and Their Contributions to Recovery

Why Recovery Café DC meets people where they are, and what that means in a city carrying more trauma than its resources can currently reach.

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Research · Part 2

Low-Barrier Community-Based Models and Their Contributions to Recovery, Part 2

The psychology behind why low-barrier, community-based recovery works: self-determination theory, motivational interviewing, and the case for trust over compliance.

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