The Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery (CYAAR) helps students struggling with and recovering from addiction. It also provides education and intervention services for the entire campus at Kennesaw State University. The CYAAR has a goal of creating campus and community collaborations that encourage addiction education, young adult treatment and recovery research. To that end, the CYAAR shares relevant data and data-driven education programs

The CYAAR’s specialization in young adult addiction and recovery-based research includes the Collegiate Recovery Community (CRC), which was established at Kennesaw State University in 2008. In this community, students in recovery find a social model of support to enable them to have a full, mainstream college experience while remaining abstinent from addictive behaviors. Taking the approach that addiction is a disease that can be arrested, the CYAAR draws from the experience, strength and hope of the recovery community and gives back to the greater collegiate community by coordinating and providing substance abuse prevention and education programming.

Addiction and recovery are fluid and progressive processes that can be approached from both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Investigating the transitions and identity development of young adults through the lens of personality style, coping skills, strategies for sustained recovery, peer community, risk assessment and relapse prevention, the CYAAR sends the message that recovery and academics are mutually attainable.

Thank you for visiting the CYAAR's web site! Please explore our site for more information and feel free to contact us with any questions you have or to schedule an appointment to visit our center. Our staff is happy to answer questions about the Collegiate Recovery Community, recovery meeting schedules and any other information related to the CYAAR.

The Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery is located in University College, Bldg 24 on the second floor. Room 222.

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Office hours are
Mon-Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm

Phone: 678-797-2538
Fax: 678-797-2540
E-mail: recovery@kennesaw.edu

All inquiries are confidential