Introduction Mears Recovery Services Are Resident Operated Residents of individual Mears Recovery Service houses operate the houses. It is the belief of Mears Recovery Services that by allowing residents to self-manage, we: Increase savings for house operation Increase self-reliance as a direct result of self-management Increase self-respect among the residents of the house Increase the number of residents who reach a level of sobriety that is less likely to result in a relapse Increase the sense of responsibility among residents that improves the confidence of house residents Increase companionship in terms of sharing triumphs, setbacks, and solutions with other residents in a mentorship style that allows members the opportunity to learn from…show more content… These three principles explain why individual houses group together to form chapters: Houses joined together form chapters so they can share their experiences, strategies and ambitions Houses established by following our chapter conditions ensure the continued health and safety of residents Houses supported by larger chapters enable growth and increased numbers of individual recovery houses Overall, this ensures safe homes for recovering addicts without long wait times and overcrowding issues. Principle 1: Shared Experiences and Shared Strategies are Important Mears Recovery Services encourages each resident to share their experiences, strengths, weakness, hopes and dreams with other residents so that they might make the journey for the other residents easier. These principles are based on the twelve step programs used by other self-help recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. Every resident has a story, and every resident has overcome obstacles during their recovery process. The life skills individuals have developed because of these struggles are valuable resources to others struggling with…show more content… We hope to one day have enough individual houses in operation that anyone who wishes to recover from addiction will have the opportunity to do so. At Mears Recovery Services we believe: Life skills are gained through experience and the sharing of experiences Confidence is built through small successes Hope is created when one person sees another person with a similar problem overcome their problems Care, compassion, companionship and constitution are key elements to addiction recovery Principle 2: The Welfare of Residents is Paramount Mears Recovery Services has proven to be successful because of our team-based approach to addiction recovery. In our program individuals who are recovering from drug or alcohol dependency work to overcome their dependency, while they assist other residents with similar problems. We strive to maintain houses that provide a recovering individual who has not yet developed the skills they need to resist their addictions and maintain a lifestyle that is both productive and rewarding. This can only work if each house does the following
