Dr. Ernie Fletcher on Rural Health Leadership Radio

Dr. Ernie Fletcher, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of the Fletcher Group, recently shared his knowledge and expertise with the listeners of Rural Health Leadership Radio. Interviewed by Dr. Bill Auxier, Fletcher explains how the disease of addiction has devastated vulnerable populations across America, particularly in rural communities, and how the creation of “Recovery Ecosystems” built around safe housing is changing that.
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“Communities have to realize that they can build recovery housing and recovery support services and it actually will improve public safety.”
– Dr. Ernie Fletcher
Dave Johnson on the SMART Recovery Podcast

In this interview with SMART Recovery Podcast Host Luke Frazier, Fletcher Group CEO Dave Johnson tells how the company came into existence, became a HRSA-funded Rural Center Of Excellence, and works with partners like SMART Recovery to enhance the quality and capacity or recovery housing throughout rural America. Frazier and Johnson explore a wide range of subjects, from the importance of motivation and “recovery capital” to the crucial role played by peers with lived experience.
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“I tend to think that everyone is motivated. It’s just how to reach in and touch that. SMART Recovery gives people the tools to step back from themselves, look inward and gain the perspective they might not otherwise have.”
– Fletcher Group CEO Dave Johnson
Jay Philipps on the SMART Recovery Podcast

In this interview with SMART Recovery Podcast Host Luke Frazier, Seed Sower Executive Director and Board President Jay Phillips describes the recovery ecosystem that the Fletcher Group has helped him create to provide housing and services to West Virginia women recovering from substance use disorders. The podcast covers his awakening to the need for recovery services, his decision to leave a comfortable job and commit to a new path in life, and the daily inspiration he gets from witnessing change in action.
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“Recovery is not something that happens inside of us. It’s something that happens between us. Building connections and engaging stakeholders so that everybody gets together with the client in the center–that’s how long-term recovery happens. The Fletcher Group has been an incredible partner in helping me realize that.”
– Seed Sower Executive Director Jay Phillips
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