Interview With Advocate and Person in Recovery, Amanda Flowers. Phoenix Fire Ep 12

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Amanda's boots-on-the-ground vantage point around addiction has given Amanda a crystal clear perspective that "not one size fits all" when it comes to addiction services and that while there are a multitude of services, accessing them is the main problem.

"You want people to be responsible in community but they're not being given the tools, then you wonder why they go back to their old lifestyle.
It's because there's no easy access to services and a lack of stability, people can only stay in a shelter for 3 days, and are expected to find housing in that time."

Let's face it, this is an unreasonable expectation and incredibly overwhelming task, many don't have the pre-requisites (ID, funding, mental health/addictions/community support, criminal record) and case loads and wait times are too long. Plus, you have individuals being released on conditions that they cannot possibly comply with due to these same barriers.

"They spend millions of dollars and hours talking about problems, why can't they do the same for solutions? We know what the solutions are, but those in power don't want to talk about that."

Join us for the next Phoenix Fire where Amanda talks about the realities of trying to 'get out and how people are set up to fail.

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