The Allegheny County Coalition for Recovery promotes the principle that those who have gone through recovery or those who are in the process of recovery make great spokespersons for the process.

We therefore encourage individuals who have personal experience with recovery to make themselves available for speaking engagements throughout the county.

ACCR also encourages professionals in the field of mental health and drug and alcohol dependency to share their knowledge with the recovery community and the general public by registering as a member of the Speakers’ Bureau.

Volunteers on the Speakers’ Bureau are provided with a two hour orientation to the ACCR and the administration of the speaking engagements. Speaking points and some successful formats for delivering recovery messages will also be discussed.

Groups who are interested in requesting a speaker for an event may review a list of topics. Arrangements can be made by requesting a speaker.

To insure that the message of the ACCR is being shared effectively, groups who utilize a member of the Speakers’ Bureau are asked to complete a Feedback Form.