Dunya Barash

Dunya Barash
Director of Operations

Practice/Mission/Vision Statement

• Mission: To empower communities through education and recovery services that enhance the quality of life and health of all family members.
• Vision: To promote a healthy community by reducing stigma and providing a comprehensive continuum of care that empowers individuals and families.
• Purpose: Support all individuals affected by the disease of addiction/substance use disorder. Destigmatize the disease of substance use disorder. Provide education and resources to the communities we serve.

Specialties and Services

• Hope Not Handcuffs
• Community Naloxone Training
• Peer Recovery Coaching
• Family Recovery Coaching
• Stronger Together Family & Friends Support Group
• Comeback Quick Response Team Post-Overdose Wellness Check
• Education and Community Outreach
• FAN Community Forums

Professional Degrees/Credentials/Certifications/Licenses

• Juris Doctorate/former judge
• Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals
• Board-Certified Adult, Adolescent and Child Psychiatrist
• Family Recovery Coach-Supervisor/Prevention
• Peer Recovery Coach Certification
• Doctors and Nurses on our Board of Directors

Affiliations

• Greater Detroit Area Health Council
• Blue Cross Oakland/Macomb/St. Clair Counties Community Advisory Council
• Michigan Prevention Association
• Michigan Public Health Institute
• Macomb County Office of Substance Abuse
• Macomb Partnership for Overdose Prevention
• Macomb County Bar Foundation
• Sterling Heights Drug-Free Coalition
• Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce
• National Rural Health Association & Rural Communities Opioid Response Program

About

• In Practice/Business Since: 2007
• Client Ages Served: Middle school age and up
• Insurances Accepted: All services are free