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PROCLAMATION
In 2026, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration celebrates National
Recovery Month, marking over three decades of spreading the message that treatment is
effective, and people can and do recovery every day.
WHEREAS, recovery from mental and substance use disorder, including co-occurring disorders is
an essential part of health and one’s overall wellness; and
WHEREAS, treatment and recovery services for mental and substance use disorders and co-
occurring disorders is effective, and people can and do recover in our area and around
the nation; and
WHEREAS, addressing and overcoming mental and substance use disorders and co-occurring
disorders is essential to achieving healthy lifestyles, both physically and emotionally; and
WHEREAS, we must encourage relatives and friends of people with mental and/or substance use
disorders and co-occurring disorders to implement preventive measures, recognize the
signs of a problem, and encourage those in need of help to seek appropriate treatment
and recovery support services; and
WHEREAS, to help more people with lived experience achieve and sustain recovery, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and Recovery Fest appreciate all residents
of Chubbuck and the surrounding communities that participated in National Recovery
Month Activities on September 11th at Lookout Point.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Rodney Burch, Mayor of the City of Chubbuck, do hereby proclaim the
month of September 2026 as
NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH
Recovery is for Everyone, Every Person, Every Family, Every Community.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of our city to
be affixed this 2nd day of September, in the
year two thousand and twenty-six.
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Rodney Burch, MAYOR
City of Chubbuck