Deena Davis
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CARES
Vice President
Douglas County Family Treatment Court Peer Specialist, CARES
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Deena Davis is a Certified Addiction & Recovery Empowerment Specialist, CARES, and works for the Family Treatment Court (FTC) in Douglas County as a peer support specialist. In 2010 Deena graduated from the same program she is employed by today. Deena was among the first group of peers in Georgia to go through the CARES Academy and become certified through The Ga Council on Substance Abuse in 2011. She has served on the advisory board for the Georgia's Practice Model Implementation as a peer specialist and is part of the Maternal Substance Use workgroup for the statewide Georgia Multi-Stakeholder Opioid and Substance Use Response Plan. She is the founder of a non-profit, Families in Transition, which provides services for at risk families in Douglas and is also on the team for Quality Improvement Center for Collaborative Community Court Team’s Baby Steps Recovery Program. She recently worked with the Center for State Judges providing her personal journey with her work on the Baby Steps project. Deena has been living in long term recovery for well over 12 years and is actively involved in the 12-step community. She has shared her recovery journey locally as well as nationally. Deena believes there are many paths to recovery and uses her lived experiences to connect with people and help them on their recovery journey. She speaks out about her recovery because she thinks everyone should have the opportunities she has had to get and stay well and wants to be a part of removing the stigma behind the disease of addiction.
Janis Austin
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ALLY OF RECOVERY
Family Support / Board Secretary
My name is Janis Austin. I am a recovery Ally. What this means is; I am a mother of a child with Opioid Use Disorder that has not felt the need to use any mind altering substance in 5 years. I also have the pleasure of serving as Secretary on the board at The Never Alone Clubhouse in Douglasville. I am married to Jake Austin who co-shares my position as Secretary. We live in Bowdon Ga. I am the proud mother of Jocelyn Wallace, Executive Director of The Never Alone Clubhouse. I walked the hell of untreated Substance Use Disorder for over 26 years with Jocelyn. This is a devastating roller coaster. When the day came that Jocelyn surrendered and asked for help was life changing! Watching a tortured sick woman transform into a happy healthy, honest woman is a miracle! My driving force to be involved with The Never Alone Clubhouse is to help other parents and families with their walk in the recovery process. Supporting Jocelyn in her passion of giving back to the community and making changes is my honor and privilege.