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Mission Statement: Through credentialed training programs, the International Center for Addiction & Recovery Education (ICARE) solves the growing global problems of substance misuse and addiction, empowering individuals, families, communities, and the workforce, to achieve Resilience and Emotional Sobriety and live their best lives.

Press Releases

January 13, 2022

ICARE Cofounder Selected as Fellow for Rally’s Social Enterprise Accelerator 2022 Winter Program or download the PDF HERE

January 2022

Staples Worklife Magazine: Safe Space to Support Employee Mental Health or download the PDF HERE

June 8, 2021

NET Institute, a Division of ICARE, Earns Best of Orlando Award for Addiction Career Training or download the PDF HERE

May 3, 2021

ICARE and Global Health Metrics Pioneer Health Risk Assessment Tool for Addiction Awareness; Employers Lower Insurance Costs with Employee Mental Wellbeing Checkup
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February 2, 2021

Greater Orlando Society for Human Resource Management (GOSHRM) Announces 2021 Leadership Team; President Cheryl Brown-Merriwether Shares Vision for Business Community

December 1, 2020

ICARE and R1 Learning Tackle Addiction in the Workplace with Advanced Training Programs for Employers and Coaches

ICARE in the News

January 13, 2022

BenefitsLink: ICARE Cofounder Selected as Fellow for Rally’s Social Enterprise Accelerator or download the PDF HERE

January 11, 2022

Sun and Moon Sober Living Podcast:  Raising Awareness and Education on Addiction Recovery with Cheryl Brown with Merriwether

January 10, 2022

Reworked:  How Companies Are Tackling Addiction
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December 20, 2021

Employee Benefit News: Views: How to have uncomfortable conversations about addiction issues
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December 17, 2021

SHRM HR Daily Newsletter:  Substance Abuse Got Worse Amid the Pandemic and Remote Work
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December 8, 2021

BenefitsPRO:  How to keep your employees’ spirits bright this holiday season
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October 8, 2021

BenefitsPRO:  Marijuana in the workplace: Are you prepared for the coming storm?
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October 5, 2021

SHRM HR Daily Newsletter:  Wellness Portals Help Fill Employee Need
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September 20, 2021

Orlando Medical News:  Shining a Light on Workplace Addiction in a Post-Covid World
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September 1, 2021

BenefitsPRO:  Using DEI to Cultivate Workplace Wellness and Addiction Awareness
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August 31, 2021

BenefitsPRO:  Editor’s Letter: The Hand of Change – reference to Cheryl’s article “The Rise of Workplace Wellness: A History”
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August 2, 2021

Wellness Warrior:   Eradicating the Sickness of Silence
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July 30, 2021

Reworked:   How and When Should Companies Speak Out on Social and Political Issues
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July 22, 2021

#Evolve:   The DEI Dilema
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July 21, 2021

BenefitsPRO:  The Rise of Workplace Wellness: A History
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July 9, 2021

Orlando Medical News:  Sober Curious Movement Enters the Workplace
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July 2, 2021

BenefitsPRO Magazine: 3 rules to break for better mental health at work
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June 24, 2021

Employee Benefit News: Workplace Culture: So long, happy hour? How workplace culture can better support employees fighting addiction
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June 13, 2021

Orlando Medical News: NET Institute, a Division of ICARE, Earns 2021 Best of Orlando Award for Addiction Career Training
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June 7, 2021

BenefitsLink: NET Institute, a Division of ICARE, Earns Best of Orlando Award for Addiction Career Training
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May 13, 2021

BenefitsLink: ICARE and Global Health Metrics Pioneer Industry-First Health Risk Assessment Tool for Addiction Awareness; Employers Lower Insurance Costs with Employee Mental Wellbeing Checkup
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May 13, 2021

Workplace Wellness Insider: At the intersection of mental health and substance abuse, organizations emphasize sobriety culture
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May 7, 2021

Orlando Business Journal: Central Florida’s largest workforce is lost in a fog with an uncertain future. Here’s what needs to be done about it.
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April 6, 2021

World@Work Podcast: Work in Progress
The Business Challenges of Addiction and Recovery

April 5, 2021

Reworked Magazine: Do You Need an HR Generalist or HR Business Partner?
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March 26, 2021

Employee Benefit News: Sober-Curious Movement Enters the Workforce
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March 5, 2021

Orlando Business Journal: Community Health
Impact of Covid on Healthcare: Worker mental health problems spike due to Covid’s ongoing effects, experts say
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March 3, 2021

Sales & Marketing Management: Addiction in the Workforce
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February 5, 2021

Reworked: Leadership  Addressing Substance Abuse in the Remote Workplace
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December 15, 2020

Workplace Wellness Insider Report – Trend Report: EAPs expand rapidly as organizations adapt to new workforce challenges:
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December 1, 2020

BenefitsLink:  ICARE and R1 Learning Tackle Addiction in the Workplace
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September 29, 2020

Authority:  Heroes of the Addiction Crisis: How Dr. Jean LaCour of Net Institute Center for Addiction and Recovery Education Is Helping the Workforce to Avert the Clutches of Addiction
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August 24, 2020
Salonpas Blog:  Wellness Warrior: Dr. Jean LaCour, Addiction Recovery Specialist
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August 24, 2020

CMSWire:  How to Create a Healthy Remote Workforce
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July 24, 2018

Elevate Daytona Beach Talk – The Cost of Doing Business in a “High’ Society” – Dr. Jean LaCour

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