Meet our Planning Partners
First Call, NCADD), is an affiliate of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and has been serving Kansas City with programs that work since 1958. Professionals are trained, families are healed and those suffering from addiction are helped. Last year over 15,000 people
sought our help with education, prevention and recovery. Our How to Cope program for Families is a nationally awarded program of education, prevention and treatment for family members dealing with a loved one suffering from addiction.
along with Mid America ATTC Regional Center Transforming the lives of individuals impacted by the disease of addiction requires a workforce prepared to use the most effective, state-of-the-art tools and techniques. The ATTC Network is committed to helping the addictions treatment and recovery services field stay abreast of what works in order to enhance their skills and change their practice.
Missouri Recovery Network is a statewide organization that advocates for addiction treatment and recovery support throughout Missouri. The network consists of members who are in personal recovery, family members, friends, allies and other supportive people who help to identify barriers to recovery and offer solutions which will enhance recovery for a greater number of Missourians.
is dedicated to changing public perceptions of recovery, promoting effective public policy in Washington and in all 50 states, and demonstrating that recovery is working for millions of Americans. The Mid-America Region of Faces & Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) serves Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma. The Mid-America Representative is Judie Didriksen. Judie serves as a council member for the Missouri Recovery Network (MRN) and chairperson for the local Jefferson City chapter of MRN. For the past 5 years she has worked with Crossroads Community Recovery Center, focusing on the recovery process for family members. Judie has been active in 12 step programs for family members for over 16 years.
