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Steve Adami | The Way Out: Hope In Combating Homelessness, Drug Addiction & Mental Illness

Steve Adami | The Way Out: Hope In Combating Homelessness, Drug Addiction & Mental Illness

FromDon’t Hide The Scars. Presented By PAIN: Parents & Addicts In Need


Steve Adami | The Way Out: Hope In Combating Homelessness, Drug Addiction & Mental Illness

FromDon’t Hide The Scars. Presented By PAIN: Parents & Addicts In Need

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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Mar 25, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

PAIN Founder Flindt Andersen and Jason LaChance sat down with special guest Steve Adami executive director of The Way Out, a recovery-focused homeless initiative of The Salvation Army San Francisco.

After spending over two decades in and out of jails and prison my life changed. My recovery and transformation started in a pair of handcuffs. After being released from prison in December 2010, I earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration (Public Policy/Criminal Justice); was inducted into Pi Alpha Alpha, a National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration; and received the Barbra Jordan Award for Academic Excellence from San Francisco State University. In 2014 I was hired by the San Francisco Adult Probation Department as a Reentry Services Coordinator, promoted to a managerial position in 2017, and was appointed the Director of the Reentry Division in 2020. In this role I designed and managed a portfolio of 20 million dollars of reentry and recovery-focused programs, and managed San Francisco's Reentry Council and Community Corrections Partnership. In May 2023, I was appointed the Executive Director of The Way Out, a recovery-focused homeless initiative of The Salvation Army.

Steve, Flindt and Jason discuss the following topics and more.


What is the origins of The Way Out and its services? 01:30


How is The Way Out combating the overwhelming addict issues in San Francisco? 15:00


Why don't the majority of radical harm-reduction advocated supporting abstinence based recovery? 23:00


Why aren't people being told the all the facts about the side effects of long-term harm reduction? 46:00


Why we need to put our efforts behind programs behind that promote abstinence based recovery and independence ? 52:48


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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For more on Flindt Andersen, to have him speak at your organization visit⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.flindtandersen.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


For more on Richard Steve Adami and The Way Out:

https://www.steveadami.com/
https://westernusa.salvationarmy.org/san_francisco/the-way-out/


#sober #sobriety #addiction






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Released:
Mar 25, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Connecting with celebrity guests, leading experts and everyday people to discuss the widespread drug culture ripping through families, businesses, sports, entertainment and even the safest communities. Created by Flindt Andersen, President and Founder of PAIN | Parents and Addicts In Need. Hosted by Jason LaChance.