01 Feb 2019•Recovery Residences
Housing: A Critical Link to Recovery
Vermont has a serious Substance Use Disorder problem affecting more than 52,000 residents, or one...
01 Nov 2018•Certification
NARR National Standards
NARR was founded in 2011 by a group of organizations and individuals with vast experience inrecovery housing from across the country. From the beginning, NARR has been committed todeveloping and maintaining a national standard for all levels of recovery housing. The term “recoveryresidence” denotes safe and healthy residential environments in which skills vital for sustainingrecovery are learned and practiced in a home-like setting, based on Social Model principles. The Social Model is fundamental to all...
17 May 2018•Forms
Complaint Form
The Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences (VTARR) maintains a central repository for concerns which can be accessed via the VTARR Website. Information on how to express a concern to VTARR shall be prominently displayed within each certified residence and on the VTARR website. Once a complaint is received, it will be assigned to a volunteer community liaison who, with the help of VTARR staff, will investigate the complaint and produce a report of findings with...
17 May 2018•Forms
General Inquiry Form
Do you have a general inquiry or would like to gain more information about becoming a certified recovery home? Please contact us anytime....
01 Oct 2017•Recovery Residences
NARR code of Ethics
Operators and staff of residences certified as meeting NARR standards shall value and respect eachresident and put each individual’s recovery strengths and needs at the forefront of all decisionmaking. To meet this obligation, we adhere to the following principles . . . ...
12 Sep 2012•Recovery Residences
A Primer on Recovery Residences: FAQs from the National Association of Recovery Resdiences
Recovery residences have spread rapidly in the United States in recent decades. In 2011, the National Association of Recovery Residences (NARR) was founded to promote a recovery-oriented continuum of support for those with substance use disorders by credentialing recovery residences that implement empirically-based recovery principles and practice standards. NARR currently represents more than 1,900 recovery residences in the United States. The purpose of this document is to answer some of the most frequently asked questions...
