Saint John is hoping to become the first inclusive recovery city in Canada. The designation requires community involvement as a part of addiction recovery.
Program that started in U.K. offers range of support, helps people give back to their communities
Jennifer Sweet · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 22, 2025 4:23 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
The Sophia Recovery Centre, a Saint John non-profit, sees promise in the ‘inclusive recovery city’ program. (Julia Wright/CBC)
A non-profit that supports women in recovery from addiction is hoping to make Saint John the first “inclusive recovery city” in Canada.
That’s a designation created by a couple of criminologists from the United Kingdom who specialize in drug policy and recovery.
In communities that sign on, a broad range of supporters assemble and agree to co-ordinate their efforts on behalf of people with addictions and to create opportunities for these people to also give back to the community.
“What we’re trying to do here is to build the foundations to make recovery accessible … and to create that sense that it contributes,” said David Best, a professor at Leeds Trinity University and one of the movement’s founders.
“When somebody achieves recovery, they benefit, then their family benefits, then their neighbourhood benefits, and then the whole community benefits. And it’s that real ripple effect that we want to celebrate.”
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