How can a Spartanburg Recovery Care Navigator help?

The Recovery Care Navigator, through assessment, education, case management and utilization of community resources, will help develop and implement a comprehensive recovery plan with a focus on evidence-based substance use intervention, prevention, and treatment. The Recovery Care Navigator will work closely with community partners to encourage and empower individuals to establish themselves as productive members of their families and communities.

  • Finding a Medically Assisted Treatment provider

  • Finding recovery housing

  • Connecting to Recovery Support Groups

  • Recommending a therapist trained in substance use disorder

  • Finding an Intensive Outpatient Program

  • Finding a detox facility

  • Finding a treatment program

  • Navigating military and veteran services

  • Locating family support services

  • Navigating a Health Insurance Plan

  • Finding Medical and Dental services

  • Finding childcare assistance

  • Connecting to employment assistance

  • Developing a recovery plan

  • Connecting to a peer support specialist

A Recovery Navigator can help with:

All Spartanburg County Recovery Community Care Navigators are:

  • Trained in SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training)

  • Have lived experience and living a recovered life

  • Trauma informed trained

  • Stigma Reduction trained

  • CPSS (Certified Peer Support Specialist)

  • Forensic Peer Recovery Specialist (i-FPRS) trained

Our Recovery Care Navigators

Lauren Foster

Lead Recovery Care Navigator

864.913.3025

lfoster@spartanburgcounty.gov

Recovery Resource Specialist

864.913.0945

April Nations

anations@spartanburgcounty.gov

Recovery Resource Specialist

864.913.9364

Josh Sanderson

jsanderson@spartanburgcounty.gov

“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. It’s connection.”

Johann Hari

Recovery Resources