It's Time to Get SMART About Recovery
SMART Recovery is a peer-led, non-clinical program aimed for participants to achieve a healthy, positive, and balanced lifestyle change while navigating substance use and other addictive behaviors. Addictive behaviors could include gambling, smoking, sex, self-harm, or social media use. SMART Recovery uses techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), Harm-Reduction techniques, and Motivational Interviewing to address these behaviors and empower individuals to recover by:
1. Building and maintaining motivation,
2. Coping with urges,
3. Managing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
4. Living a balanced life
The SMART Approach
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Teaches self-empowerment and self-reliance
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Encourages individuals to recover and live satisfying lives
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Teaches tools and techniques for self-directed change
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Meetings are educational and include open discussions
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Is evidence-based and rooted in the science of addiction
Learn more about SMART Recovery by visiting their website here.
SMART Recovery at Kenneth Young Center
LGBTQ+
(ages 17+)
Sundays
6:00p-7:15p
Adult
(ages 18+)
Wednesdays
6:00p-7:00p
Friends and Family
(all ages)
Mondays
6:00p-7:00p
Adult Mens Support Group
(ages 18+)
Thursdays
6:00p-7:00p
Restorative SMART_Youth
(up to age 18)
Tuesdays
4:30p-5:30p
Adult
(ages 18+)
Saturdays
10:00a-11:30a
Due to COVID-19, our groups are currently meeting through Zoom video and audio.
Restorative SMART_Youth - click here to Register
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Previous in-person attendance is not required to attend a meeting.
For assistance, contact Daryl at darylp@kennethyoung.org
LGBTQ+ - Join Now
Previous in-person attendance is not required to attend a meeting.
For assistance, contact Francis at francisq@kennethyoung.org
Adult Wednesday - Join Now
Previous in-person attendance is not required to attend a meeting.
For assistance, contact Daryl at darylp@kennethyoung.org
Adult Men's Support Group Thursday - Join Now
Previous in-person attendance is not required to attend a meeting.
For assistance, contact Daryl at darylp@kennethyoung.org
Adult Saturday - Join Now
Previous in-person attendance is not required to attend a meeting.
For assistance, contact Daryl at darylp@kennethyoung.org
Friends and Family - Join Now
Previous in-person attendance is not required to attend a meeting.
For assistance, contact Mary Kay at marykayb@kennethyoung.org
Connect to more peer-led recovery groups near you:
For more recovery support services
visit our Recovery Resource Guide!
These services are funded in full or in part through a State Opioid Response (SOR) grant (T1081699) to the Illinois Department of Human Services. Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (IDHS/SUPR) from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (NHS/SAMHSA) .