Recovery Institute of Southwest Michigan hosted the 11th annual Wellness and Recovery Festival in Bronson Park Sept. 6.
Recovery Institute of Southwest Michigan provides peer support groups to people recovering from substance abuse as well as mental health issues. Peer Support Specialist Tina Lauer discussed the goals of the festival.
“We’re here to promote recovery but also to educate,” Lauer said. “We have people from a lot of different organizations here, so we’re just spreading information about recovery here in Kalamazoo.”…