Each September, the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) joins people across the country to celebrate Recovery Month. This month honors people who are living in recovery. It also reminds us that healing is possible. Recovery Month 2026 focuses on connecting with care, peer support and community awareness. Recovery Month reminds us that no one has to do this alone.
As Michael Lane, Division Director of Recovery and Peer Services, says, “With the right support, people can find hope and move forward in recovery.”
Strengthen Your Recovery Journey
Recovery grows when people have tools, routine and support. The CSB can help you in many ways:
- Connect with a Recovery Coach: A Certified Peer Recovery Specialist has lived experience. They can encourage you, help you set goals and guide you through challenges.
- Sign Up for Skill-Building Classes: These classes teach simple ways to manage stress, understand feelings and build healthy coping skills. Sign up for a class today!
- Relapse Prevention through Support: Relapse prevention means learning your triggers and building strong habits. The CSB’s substance use recovery services help you stay focused on your recovery and follow your treatment plan.
Learn Through CSB Trainings
The CSB offers free training for individuals, families and the community.
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) trainings: Learn how early trauma affects health and how support helps people heal.
- Mental Health First Aid: Learn how to spot and respond to mental health or substance use problems.
- REVIVE! Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education: Learn how to recognize an opioid overdose and use naloxone.
- Talk. They hear you.: Learn how to talk with young people and support healthy choices.
- QPR Suicide Prevention training: Learn how to notice warning signs, offer help and connect someone to care.
Local Services Supporting Recovery
There are many levels of support available for you or someone you care about.
- Call or text 988 if you are in a mental health crisis and want to talk to somebody.
- Fairfax Detoxification Center (24/7): 703-502-7000, TTY 703-322-9080
- For youth and families: Connect with Care Navigators by phone at 703-468-0040 or by email at youthcarenav@hopelinkbh.org. An online self-help Care Navigation resource is also available.
- Emergency Mental Health & Substance Use Services: Walk-in care is available 24/7 at the Sharon Bulova Center for Community Health. Call 703-573-5679, TTY 711.
- Non-Emergency Behavioral Health Services: Call CSB Entry, Assessment & Referral at 703-383-8500, TTY 771, Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Walk-in hours are also available at the Sharon Bulova Center for Community Health.
Not sure where to begin? Call our Entry, Assessment & Referral Services at 703-383-8500 to speak with someone who can help.
Contact Information
For media inquiries, contact CSBCommunications@fairfaxcounty.gov.