Title Addiction recovery and resilience : faith-based health services in an African American community / Townsand Price-Spratlen

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, [2022] ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages) : illustrations Series SUNY series in African American studies SUNY series in African American studies. Contents Introduction: A place for health and resilience -- "We, who would otherwise not meet" : the people of the ministries -- Much more than watermelon roadkill : the place of the ministries -- Healthy things : resilience resources of the ministries -- Uncertain sanctuary : the ministries' collaboration with Cocaine Anonymous -- Silence in our midst : (in)visibility and voice at the ministries -- Change gon' come : the flourishing and decline of the ministries -- Faith-based best practices : how a fractured ministries can heal Summary Analyzes the tensions and triumphs of a unique, faith-based, addiction recovery organization in a high poverty neighborhood Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Church and substance abuse -- United States -- Case studies Faith-based human services -- United States -- Case studies Substance abuse -- Treatment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Case studies Medical care -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- Case studies African Americans -- Substance use -- Case studies African Americans -- Medical care -- Case studies Community-based social services -- United States -- Case studies African Americans -- Medical care African Americans -- Substance use Church and substance abuse Community-based social services Faith-based human services Medical care -- Religious aspects -- Christianity United States Genre/Form Electronic books Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9781438487397 1438487398

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