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Proclamation Declaring September 2025, as National Recovery Month in Rockville, Maryland
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Department
Housing and Community Development
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Mayor and Council present this proclamation honoring September as National Recovery Month, and present it to Laura Mitchell, founder of Montgomery Goes Purple.
Discussion
Rockville Goes Purple has been an event in the City of Rockville for over five years to recognize September as National Recovery Month. Staff plans the following to recognize National Recovery Month this September 2025:
- Support the 2025 theme for National Recovery Month: “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community.”
- The attached Proclamation.
- Participation in the County’s International Overdose Awareness Day and Candlelight Vigil.
- City buildings lit up with purple lights.
- Posters at each building sharing the purpose of the purple lights and National Recovery Month.
- A series of communications over a variety of media to recognize National Recovery Month.
- Narcan training and distribution by the county, sponsored by Rockville Police.
- A Rockville Goes Purple webpage on the city website that includes county resources and information about substance misuse and recovery.
- With the support of Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds, staff and community partners will hold awareness, outreach, and education prevention and early intervention activities to support substance misuse and recovery.
Mayor and Council History
The Mayor and Council recognize National Recovery Month annually.
Next Steps
Staff are prepared to conduct the activities mentioned above for September 2025 and throughout the year.