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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.

ICARE in the News

April 4, 2024

Employee Benefits News:  Employers want to support addiction recovery — and the federal government is ready to help
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February 27, 2024

Sober Positive Podcast:  What it means to build a Recovery Ready Workplace w/ Cheryl Brown Merriwether

February 16, 2024

Authority Magazine Healing A Broken Mental Health System: Cheryl Brown Merriwether Of International Center for Addiction and Recovery Education (ICARE) On 5 Things That Can Be Done To Fix Our Broken Mental Health System
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January 24, 2024

Entrepreneurs in Recovery Podcast: Becoming a Professional Recovery Coach

January/February 2024

Benefits Magazine: The Recovery-Ready Workplace: The Next Frontier for Employee Wellness
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January 23, 2024

The Optimized Workplace Webinar: Improving Mental Health at Work

January 18, 2024

Sanctuary Magazine’s Coffee & Conversation: Women in Recovery

January 17, 2024

Workspan Daily: New California Marijuana Laws Reflect Continuing Workplace Changes
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January 16, 2024

The Payoff with Pete: Cheryl Brown Merriwether – ICARE

January 3, 2024

MarketWatch/Dow Jones: Why Dry January is a Bad Idea
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December 25, 2023

The Addicted Mind Podcast: Initiating Change in the Corporate World for Recovery Support

December 15, 2023

Employee Benefit News: 10 execs share the best books they read in 2023
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November 28, 2023

BenefitsLink: ICARE and Aerobodies Partner to Eradicate Workplace Addiction?
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November 9, 2023

Focus on Success Podcast: Cheryl Brown Merriwether – ICARE

November 9, 2023

BenefitsPro: Workplace of the Future: Is Your Organization Recovery-Ready?
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September 27, 2023

Podcast: Recovery Dialogues & Sober Stories Transforming Lives: The Power of Healthy Habits, Positive Relationships, and Self-Care in Sustainable Recovery

September 27, 2023

Workplace Wonderer: Podcast Substance Use / Misuse & Employees

September 14, 2023

National Briefing on Recovery-Ready Workplaces, by Health Action Alliance featuring Cheryl Brown Merriwether

September 7, 2023

Employee Benefit News: Virtual physical therapy may be a key to battling the opioid crisis
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August 25, 2023
Giddy: Is Food Addiction Real?
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August 21, 2023

Corporate Drinker Podcast: “Substance Misuse in the Workplace with Cheryl Brown Merriwether”

August 21, 2023

Employee Benefit News: “Credentialed recovery programs benefit employees with substance use disorder”
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July 15, 2023

Life Coach Magazine: 5 Top Recovery Coach Certification Programs in 2023
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June 26, 2023

NWI Journal: “So Long, Happy Hour? How Workplace Culture can Better Support Employees Fighting Addiction”
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June 2023

Executive Function Magazine: Recovery Dialogues & Sober Stories “Recovery Coaching Reverts Addiction Crisis in Post-Pandemic Workplace ”
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June 9, 2023

Podcast: Recovery Dialogues & Sober Stories “Unlocking the Power of Lived Experiences in Peer Support”

June 2, 2023

Podcast: Featuring Heather Lowe “Relapse & Regret: Addressing the need for self-forgiveness & resilience”

June 1, 2023

SHRM / HR News: “Remote Work Associated withVP and Rise in Substance Use Disorders”
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April 2, 2023

Authority Magazine: “Shelly-Anne Mckay On How To Achieve Great Success After Recovering From An Addiction.”
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March 28, 2023

EBN: Perk Up: Recovery Ready
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March 24, 2023

Authority Magazine: Working Well: Cheryl Brown Merriwether of International Center for Addiction Recovery Education (CARE) on How Companies are Creating Cultures that Support & Sustain Mental, Emotional, Social, Physical & Financial Wellness
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March 3, 2023

BenefitsPRO: Wellness plans evolve from treatment to prevention for post-pandemic workforce
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January 25, 2023

BenefitsPRO: Making room for the sober curious: A new approach for HR in wellness and prevention
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January 11, 2023

Mashable: How to have sober sex
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January 11, 2023

BenefitsLink: GOSHRM Celebrates Award-Winning 2022 with Focus on Opioid Addiction in the Workplace
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December 8, 2022

VOLT Education: Dealing with Rising Mental Health Concerns on Campus
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December 6, 2022
Energetically You Podcast: Disrupting HR with Empathy, Sobriety Movements and Creating Emotionally Safe Workplaces and Events with Cheryl Brown Merriwether

November 29, 2022

WorldatWork Podcast: Happy Holidays: It Takes Work

November 2, 2022

Pumble: Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
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October 19, 2022

WorkSpan Daily: Workplace of the Future Evolves from Recovery-Ready to Recovery-Friendly
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October 10, 2022

The Addicted Mind Podcast: Breaking the Stigma Around Addiction and Recovery in the Workplace with Cheryl Brown-Merriwether

September 22, 2022

HR News: How to Create a Recovery-Friendly Workplace
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September 13, 2022

Restaurant Business Magazine: A pandemic within a pandemic: Drug and alcohol abuse soars with COVID-19
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August 22, 2022

Adam Mendler Leadership Blog : Begin by being Empathic: Interview with Cheryl Brown Merriwether, Co-Founder of ICare
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August 11, 2022

Orlando Medical News: CareerSource Central Florida Unites with Local Businesses Offering Workforce Solutions to Help Individuals During Opioid Recovery

August 9, 2022

BenefitsLink: CareerSource Central Florida Unites with Local Businesses Offering Workforce Solutions to Help Individuals During Opioid Recovery  
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August 2, 2022

EAP NewsBriefs: How can ERGs support a recovery-ready workplace?

July 28, 2022

The Tender Love Podcast: Guest Cheryl Brown Merriwether & Workplace Addiction

July 22, 2022

Employee Benefit News: How can ERGs support a recovery-ready workplace?
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July 14, 2022

BenefitsLink: Supporting sobriety at work: How Salesforce created inclusion with ‘Soberforce’ 
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June 13, 2022

Orlando Medical News: ICARE Co-founder, Cheryl Brown Merriwether, Wins SUCCESS Magazine’s Women of Influence Award 

June 13, 2022

BenefitsLink: ICARE Co-founder, Cheryl Brown Merriwether, Wins SUCCESS Magazine’s Women of Influence Award 

June 10, 2022

Orlando Business Journal:  People on the Move: Cheryl Brown Merriwether

June 6, 2022

Fortune Magazine:   Happy hour culture at work is due for a reckoning
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May 12, 2022

Sanctuary Magazine:   Women and Alcohol: Is Your Relationship with Alcohol Affecting You Professionally?

May 10, 2022

Reworked:   How Approaches to Mental Health in the Workplace Have Changed
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May 9, 2022

WorkSpan Daily:   As More States Legalize Marijuana, Where Should Employers Stand with Drug Testing?
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May 6, 2022

BenefitsPRO:  How to combat workplace burnout and addiction with empathy and resilience
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May 3, 2022

Jen Gilhoi blog : Soberforce Models Sobriety Support in the Workplace
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April 28, 2022

Forbidden Speech, the Raw Truth Podcast: Annihilate the Stigma Surrounding Workplace Addictions

April 21, 2022

Psycom.net: Addiction Treatment: Types, Medications and Help for Families
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April 5, 2022

Employee Benefit News: Making your workplace drug-free and recovery friendly can help support people with addictions
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March 26, 2022

Mashable:  How to date while sober (curious)
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February 25, 2022

HR Executive Magazine :  Mental health, addiction go hand in hand—and COVID is making both worse
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February 16, 2022

Reworked:  The Two Most Critical Leadership Skills of 2022
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January 22, 2022

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

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 Merriwether

January 10, 2022

Reworked:  How Companies Are Tackling Addiction
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Press Releases

November 27, 2023

ICARE and Aerobodies Partner to Eradicate Workplace Addiction
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October 3, 2023

National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching Accredits ICARE’s Recovery Coach Training (CPRC) for University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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September 14, 2023

Shatterproof Presents Health Action Alliance ‘Recovery-Ready Workplaces’ Employer Briefing for National Recovery Month
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January 10, 2023

SHRM National President & CEO to Keynote Greater Orlando Society for Human Resource Management’s (GOSHRM) Inaugural Mental Health Forum, January 24; GOSHRM Wins 2022 Pinnacle and HR Florida Awards for Community Impact
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August 8, 2022

CareerSource Central Florida Unites with Local Businesses Offering Workforce Solutions to Help Individuals During Opioid Recovery or download PDF Here

June 6, 2022

ICARE Co-founder, Cheryl Brown Merriwether, Wins SUCCESS Magazine’s Women of Influence Award or download the PDF HERE

January 13, 2022

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

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