People experiencing substance use disorder and their families may be in need of safe, supportive recovery housing during their recovery journey due to limited financial means, unemployment or unstable employment and limited healthy social support systems.
Recovery housing provides a stable environment where people can focus on their recovery through encouraging peer support, personal growth, and long-term recovery skills.
The Vermont Alliance for Recovery Residences (VTARR) certifies recovery residences based on the national standard for recovery residences (established by the National Association of Recovery Residences (NARR)).
To support people in recovery, VTARR established standards and a fair and transparent certification process. Certified recovery residences provide safe, ethical and nurturing housing for people in recovery.
In 2024, the Vermont Legislature enacted Act 163, an act relating to the systemic evaluation of recovery residences and recovery communities. This legislation requires the Vermont Department of Health develop and recommend a certification program for recovery residences and also requires that the Health Department complete an assessment of certified and non-certified recovery residences in Vermont.
We are working with Fletcher Group to inventory recovery residences in Vermont and recommend data collection systems and outcomes measures to best reflect the scope and impact of the services being provided.
Vermont Department of Health
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-8340
