8 Point Call to Action
The eight-point “Call to Action” identifies best practices that:
- Champion the power of faith and science, working in concert to save lives.
- Use multiple opportunities for awareness, education, and recovery support within congregational life.
- Deliver accurate information and guidance for all life choices, especially those involving alcohol and other drugs.
- Teach each other to see and respond to early symptoms that cause concern.
- Define addiction as a family illness, responding to those affected and those are afflicted.
- Honor people in recovery, valuing their spiritual journey as a congregational strength.
- Link congregational help to resources within the community and neighborhood.
- Advocate for a society that responds equally and with compassion to all chronic illness.
Advocate for a society that responds equally and with compassion to all chronic illness.