Collegiate Recovery Program
On this page:
- About the Collegiate Recovery Program
- We're in the news!
- Case management services
- Get involved
- Twelve-Step Meetings
- Campus support
- Community support for wellness
- Community support for detox and treatment
- Donate to the Collegiate Recovery Program
- Contact us
About the Collegiate Recovery Program: Students who are actively involved in recovery from alcohol or other drug addiction can join our program to help nurture their sobriety and excel in college. We also offer ourselves as a resource for people seeking information about recovery and what steps to take in order to stop hurting and start healing.
Our mission is to provide a supportive community where students in recovery can achieve academic success while enjoying a genuine college experience, free from alcohol and other drugs.
The Collegiate Recovery Program provides:
- A supportive community within the campus culture that reinforces the decision to disengage from addictive behaviors
- Educational opportunities alongside recovery support to ensure that students do not have to sacrifice one for the other
- Accountability for students in recovery that comes from self, peers, and higher education staff
- A normative college experience for students in recovery apart from the culture of drinking/use that is present on today's campuses
We're in the news! Check out these articles that mention the Collegiate Recovery Program:
- U-M Family Matters Parent Newsletter 2/16/12: The Michigan Difference: A Mother's Perspective 2/16/12
Michigan Daily 2/16/12: At Event, Students Talk about Troubles with Substance Addiction- New York Times 1/22/12: A Bridge to Recovery on Campus
- Faces and Voices of Recovery: An Interview with Jennifer Cervi, Collegiate Recovery Program, University of Michigan
- Chicago Tribune 10/26/11: Colleges Reach Out to Recovering Addicts
- Michigan Daily 9/14/11: Second Chances: The University's New Collegiate Recovery Program Helps Students with Addictions Find Sobriety
- Chronicle of Higher Education 8/21/201: As Campus Addiction-Recovery Programs Grow, So Do Calls for Data on Effectiveness
- Wall Street Journal 8/10/11: Campus Life 101: Staying Sober
Case management services: The Collegiate Recovery Program provides case management, with weekly check-in, for transitions into campus, recovery resources, and support for success on campus. Contact Us for details.
Students for Recovery: We Celebrate Sobriety and Support Recovery
This student group, advised by UHS, provides information, support, and sober events for students recovering from substance use disorders. "Our hope is to reach out to all of our fellow Wolverines who are in recovery, as well as people who simply want to support students in recovery." Visit on Facebook.
AA meetings on or near campus:
- Tuesday 7:30 pm at 608 E. Williams (off Maynard)
- Monday-Friday 12:10 pm at the First Baptist Church, 517 East Washington
- Friday 7:30 pm at St Andrew's Episcopal Church, 306 N. Division
Community meetings:
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Program: Supports students in achieving their personal and academic potential.
University Health Service: Comprehensive clinical services, mostly free for currently enrolled U-M students, plus health promotion including wellness, HIV testing, free condoms, and more. Explore the UHS website through links above.
Spectrum Center: Lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer students' resource center, located in the Michigan Union.
Counseling and Psychological Services: Free, confidential services for U-M students, including individual counseling, groups, workshops, crisis consultation, plus a wellness zone, all in the MIchigan Union!
Services for Students with Disabilities: Students in recovery may be eligible for accommodations. Talk to staff about your situation.
Financial Aid: Student loans may be available to 
help support you in recovery. Talk to the case manager (see Contact Us) for pointers.
Housing:
- UM Housing offers recovery housing options, in addition to substance-free housing options. Look in the left menu for "Recovery housing."
- Dawn Farm offers transitional housing, with structured living.
Community support for wellness: Ann Arbor is rich with resources for healing. One is the Center for Yoga, which hosts a free monthly campus yoga event, sponsored by Students for Recovery.
Community support for detox and treatment:
UM Addiction Treatment Services: Outpatient assessment and treatment services.
Dawn Farm: "Assists addicts and alcoholics in achieving long term recovery" and offers an Educational Series.
Brighton Hospital: "One of the oldest and most reputable addiction treatment facilities in the country."
Donate to the Collegiate Recovery Program: The Collegiate Recovery Program needs and appreciates your financial support. You can Donate Online (specify this program) or Contact Us with your ideas.
Email the staff at collegiate.recovery.program@umich.edu or call us:
 Jennifer Cervi, BA Case Manager Intern, Master in Social Work 734-764-0549 |
 Mary Jo Desprez, MA Alcohol and Other Drug Policy and Prevention Administrator 734-615-7694 |
