Recovery Ecosystem Radio, an FGI Podcast

About Recovery Ecosystem Radio, an FGI Podcast

Recovery Ecosystem Radio, an FGI Podcast, explores how communities can make recovery the expectation, not the exception. Hosted by Tony White, Director of Outreach for Fletcher Group, Inc. (FGI), each episode features lived experience, practical solutions, and collaborative strategies that support long-term recovery through Health, Home, Purpose, and Community. Produced by Fletcher Group, Inc., the podcast connects storytelling, research, and real-world action to help build recovery-ready communities. www.fletchergroup.org We'd love to hear from you at podcast@fletchergroup.org.

Publisher

Recovery Ecosystem Radio

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jul 2026

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

7 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Community Policing, Deflection, and Pre-Arrest Diversion as Recovery Ecosystem Strategies

   Chief Celisa Lehew, Chief of Police for the Chapel Hill Police Department, joins Recovery Ecosystem Radio to explore how law enforcement can serve as a critical front door for recovery. The discussion focuses on community policing, deflection, pre-arrest diversion, public safety, recovery housing, and how strong partnerships can connect people to Health, Home, Purpose, and Community rather than deeper involvement in the justice system. This episode reminds us that public safety and recovery are not separate; they are connected through dignity, trust, accountability, and real pathways to long-term recovery. Send us your thoughts and stories at ⁠podcast@fletchergroup.org⁠ (mailto:podcast@fletchergroup.org). Learn more about Fletcher Group Inc. here: www.fletchergroup.org/ Follow us on social media: Facebook: facebook.com/FletcherGroupIncLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/fletcher-group-incYouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCmO7m1xs4RloiWq_tCgWUWw Fletcher Group Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit founded in 2017 to help those in society move from the disease of addiction and the devastation of homelessness to lives of hope, dignity, and fulfillment. To that end, we research and provide best-practice technical assistance to expand the quality and capacity of recovery housing as well as the evidence-based services needed for long-term recovery.

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Systems, Data, and the Social-Experiential Model

   We sit down with Dr. Brandee Izquierdo, Director of Behavioral Health at The Pew Charitable Trust, to explore how lived experience, policy, data, and recovery housing can strengthen recovery ecosystems. Together, they discuss the Social-Experiential Model of Recovery, the role of recovery homes, support for unhoused and justice-involved individuals, and how communities can use data for improvement rather than surveillance. This conversation reminds us that recovery is more than treatment or crisis response. It is about building a full life across Health, Home, Purpose, and Community. Send us your thoughts and stories at ⁠podcast@fletchergroup.org⁠ (mailto:podcast@fletchergroup.org).Learn more about Fletcher Group Inc. here: www.fletchergroup.org/ Follow us on social media: Facebook: facebook.com/FletcherGroupIncLinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/fletcher-group-incYouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCmO7m1xs4RloiWq_tCgWUWw Fletcher Group Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit founded in 2017 to help those in society move from the disease of addiction and the devastation of homelessness to lives of hope, dignity, and fulfillment. To that end, we research and provide best-practice technical assistance to expand the quality and capacity of recovery housing as well as the evidence-based services needed for long-term recovery.

3. 

   15 Aug 2026

   Policy, Peers, and the Connective Tissue of Recovery

   Tony White sits down with Dona Dmitrovic, Acting Director of the Office of Recovery at SAMHSA, to explore how policy, services, and lived experience can work together to support long-term recovery. This episode looks at SAMHSA’s Four Dimensions of Recovery – Health, Home, Purpose, and Community - and how communities can build the “connective tissue” people need: no-wrong-door access, warm handoffs, full-circle follow-through, quality recovery housing, and peer support. Listen in for a conversation about turning recovery from an individual journey into a community-supported recovery pathway. Send us your thoughts and stories at ⁠podcast@fletchergroup.org⁠ (mailto:podcast@fletchergroup.org).Learn more about Fletcher Group Inc. here: www.fletchergroup.org/ Follow us on social media: Facebook: facebook.com/FletcherGroupInc LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/fletcher-group-inc YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCmO7m1xs4RloiWq_tCgWUWw Fletcher Group Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit founded in 2017 to help those in society move from the disease of addiction and the devastation of homelessness to lives of hope, dignity, and fulfillment. To that end, we research and provide best-practice technical assistance to expand the quality and capacity of recovery housing as well as the evidence-based services needed for long-term recovery.

4. 

   15 Jul 2026

   From Crime to Clinic to Community: Building Recovery Ecosystems That Work

   This episode features Dr. John F. Kelly, Elizabeth R. Spallin Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Founder and Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute. Together, we explore recovery as a long-term, community-supported process, and why strong “fluid linkages” between treatment, mutual-help, recovery housing, peer support, and community-based recovery services are essential. Dr. Kelly discusses recovery capital, the Social Model of Recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous, Twelve-Step Facilitation research, expanding the menu of recovery options, and how communities can help people move from crisis and system involvement toward Health, Home, Purpose, and Community. Recovery is more than putting the fire out. It’s about helping people rebuild. Send us your thoughts and stories at ⁠podcast@fletchergroup.org⁠ (mailto:podcast@fletchergroup.org). Learn more about Fletcher Group Inc. here: www.fletchergroup.org/ Follow us on social media: Facebook: facebook.com/FletcherGroupInc LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/fletcher-group-inc YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCmO7m1xs4RloiWq_tCgWUWw Fletcher Group Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit founded in 2017 to help those in society move from the disease of addiction and the devastation of homelessness to lives of hope, dignity, and fulfillment. To that end, we research and provide best-practice technical assistance to expand the quality and capacity of recovery housing as well as the evidence-based services needed for long-term recovery.

5. 

   15 Jul 2026

   Health, Housing and Hope: A Conversation with Gov. Ernie Fletcher

   Tony White sits down with Governor Ernie Fletcher, physician, former Governor of Kentucky, and co-founder of the Fletcher Group, to explore the origins of FGI and the first dimension of recovery: Health. Together, they discuss how the medical model of treatment and the peer-led Social Experiential Model of Recovery can work in tandem within a true recovery ecosystem that connects treatment, recovery housing, lived experience, and community support. Send us your thoughts and stories at ⁠podcast@fletchergroup.org⁠ (mailto:podcast@fletchergroup.org). Learn more about Fletcher Group Inc. here: www.fletchergroup.org/ Follow us on social media: Facebook: facebook.com/FletcherGroupInc LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/fletcher-group-inc YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCmO7m1xs4RloiWq_tCgWUWw Fletcher Group Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit founded in 2017 to help those in society move from the disease of addiction and the devastation of homelessness to lives of hope, dignity, and fulfillment. To that end, we research and provide best-practice technical assistance to expand the quality and capacity of recovery housing as well as the evidence-based services needed for long-term recovery.

6. 

   15 Jul 2026

   Recovery is the Expectation: Introducing Recovery Ecosystem Radio

   In this opening episode, host Tony White shares part of his own recovery journey and introduces the heart of the podcast: what it takes for whole communities to become places where recovery isn't the exception, it's the expectation. The episode defines a recovery ecosystem, explores Health, Home, Purpose, and Community, and highlights the role of lived experience, peer leadership, warm handoffs, recovery housing, pre-arrest deflection and diversion, reentry, and community connection in building long-term recovery. Listen in and join us as we begin the conversation about building recovery-ready communities where people don't have to recover alone. Send us your thoughts and stories at ⁠podcast@fletchergroup.org⁠ (mailto:podcast@fletchergroup.org).Learn more about Fletcher Group Inc. here: www.fletchergroup.org Follow us on social media: Facebook: facebook.com/FletcherGroupInc LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/fletcher-group-inc YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCmO7m1xs4RloiWq_tCgWUWw Fletcher Group Inc. is a 501c3 not-for-profit founded in 2017 to help those in society move from the disease of addiction and the devastation of homelessness to lives of hope, dignity, and fulfillment. To that end, we research and provide best-practice technical assistance to expand the quality and capacity of recovery housing as well as the evidence-based services needed for long-term recovery.

7. 

   10 Jul 2026

   Introducing Recovery Ecosystem Radio, an FGI podcast

   Recovery Ecosystem Radio is a podcast about building communities where recovery is not the exception, it’s the expectation. Hosted by Tony White, Director of Outreach for Fletcher Group, Inc. (FGI), a person committed to long-term recovery since July 8, 2003, the show amplifies real voices, practical solutions, and community-driven strategies that help people build Health, Home, Purpose, and Community. Each episode explores what it takes to create a true recovery ecosystem: "An interconnected, community-based network of people, organizations, policies, and resources that collectively support long-term recovery by addressing substance use, mental health, housing, health care, employment, and social connection – centered on lived experience and coordinated across sectors." Grounded in lived experience and the Social Experiential Model of Recovery, Recovery Ecosystem Radio highlights the people and partnerships making recovery possible, recovery housing, peers, employers, policymakers, researchers, pre-arrest/deflection practitioners, behavioral health professionals, justice and reentry partners, families, and community leaders. Produced by the Fletcher Group, Inc. The podcast bridges storytelling, research, policy, and real-world implementation. It is part conversation, part toolkit, and part invitation for anyone working to build recovery-ready communities where dignity replaces stigma, warm handoffs replace dead ends, and recovery becomes a way of life. Send us your thoughts and stories at podcast@fletchergroup.org (mailto:podcast@fletchergroup.org). More info: www.fletchergroup.org/

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