TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE legislation requiring health insurance plans to cover alcohol and drug dependency treatment on par with the way they cover other chronic illnesses. To encourage legislation that protects children and family members of alcohol- and drug-dependent individuals by ensuring they have unrestricted access to the services they need. To replace the punitive laws by advocating for mandated treatment TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATORS to recognize the recovery community and to underwrite the projects listed on this page and support a care pool to provide chemical dependency treatment for the uninsured and underinsured. ALBANY BUS TRIP; LIRA travels to Albany to meet with our state legislators and other officials in order to educate them about areas of importance to our community. Join us for these educational trips. RECOVERY MONTH CELEBRATION September is National Recovery Month. LIRA hosts recovery month events every year. For the past 4 years LIRA has partnered with Nassau Community College to present important conferences, workshops and community events during Recovery Month. All events take place at the CCB Building on the Nassau CC Campus in Garden City, N.Y. We will post information on our 2007 event this coming summer. CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ON ADDICTION & TREATMENT LIRA strongly supports the caucus and we have been instrumental in getting some Long Island representatives to join the pro-active caucus which will raise awareness about addiction, recovery and related matters. LIRA HEADQUARTERS One long term goal is the establishment of a permanent LIRA Recovery Center which would serve as a clearing house for recovery information and would help individuals with all types of recovery related services LIRA NEWSLETTER Read our annual newsletter now which provides updates on our ongoing work and accomplishments. Click here for current newsletter