Starting May 15th, SRA meetings will be held online via Zoom on Thursdays at 5 p.m. Please get in touch with Makayla Salinas with Cenikor Foundation-Youth Recovery Community Center to receive the meeting link.
Makayla Salinas, RSPS, MHPS, YRC Team Lead
(512) 781-1817
msalinas@cenikor.org
Alicia Rosas, Healthy Cats Supervisor, Health Promotion Specialist
(512) 245-9289
a_r430@txstate.edu
Help Students Recover from: Drugs, alcohol and co-occurring disorders. This group is open to all Texas State students in any level of recovery or who wish to further explore sobriety.
Purpose: Create a safe place for students in recovery to work together, share experiences, plan sober events in the community, celebrate triumphs, discuss struggles and collaborate on empowering solutions.
Our goal is to provide students with the following:
- A strong sense of community and social support
- A sober, lively, and enriching college experience
- SMART recovery tools to help cope with urges & cravings
- Building and maintaining motivation
- Managing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
- A safe place to explore personal struggles and work together on resolutions
- Resources for in & out patient treatment programs, IOP, private or group counseling, etc.
- Volunteer opportunities
- Education (research on how addiction/ recovery/ mental illness affect the brain)
For questions or more information contact:
Health Promotion Services at healthycats@txstate.edu
Cenikor Foundation at msalinas@cenikor.org
This program is sponsored Care Counseling Services San Marcos and the Texas State Student Health Center. Grant funding is provided by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Come join a community of students in recovery to provide social support, encouragement, and friendship as we navigate through college and everyday life.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do I have to be in recovery from a substance use disorder to attend meetings?
You do not have to be in recovery from a substance use disorder to attend meetings. This group is supportive of anyone who has a desire to work on improving their lives and disengaging from habits of overindulgence.
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Can I attend the group if I am struggling with an eating disorder or addiction to things other than drugs?
Yes, this will still be a safe place for you to learn and grow. Although the focus of this group is substance use and mental health, the coping skills that we go over are general enough to be applicable to any sort of life situation and everyone can benefit from a supportive community.
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I am uncertain if this group is right for me or I don't know if I feel comfortable showing up to a group.
We encourage you to attend a meeting to see what we're all about then make that judgment. This is a supportive and non-judgmental group, but understand a peer group setting is not for everyone. We can help you find the support that is right for you through Cenikor. If interested in learning more or finding different options for you, please contact healthycats@txstate.edu.
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I can't make it to a meeting due to work/ classes, is this the only time that SRA meets?
This is our only official meeting of the week, but we do meet for coffee/ studying/ events outside of the meeting. If interested in spending time with the group outside of official meetings, please email us at healthycats@txstate.edu, so we can add you to the GroupMe.
GroupMe is our primary way of communicating upcoming events and conversations for the group outside of our weekly meetings.
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I think I may need more services than a weekly support group.
If you reach out we will help to connect you with more community resources. Through Cenikor we have a variety of support services including recovery coaches available to provide one-on-one recovery support. If interested in seeing out different services, please contact us at healthycats@txstate.edu.
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How do I get connected?
For questions or more information contact:
Health Promotion Services at healthycats@txstate.edu, or Cenikor Foundation at msalinas@cenikor.org or 512.781.1817
If you would like to be added to our GroupMe please let us know. GroupMe is our primary way of communicating upcoming events and conversations for the group outside of our weekly meetings.