Our Services
Niyyah Recovery Initiative (NRI) is the first Recovery Community Organization in the nation to provide culturally responsive peer recovery support, education, awareness and advocacy in the East African immigrant, refugee, and Muslim population in Minnesota. Niyyah Recovery Initiative provides services to all individuals regardless of their religion or cultural ethnicity. Niyyah is a member of the national Association of Recovery Community Organizations (ARCO).
Opioid Prevention
Opioid overdose continues to be a major public health problem in the United States. It has contributed significantly to overdose deaths among those who use or misuse illicit and prescription opioids.
Opioids include prescription medications used to treat pain such as morphine, codeine, methadone, oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, hydromorphone, and buprenorphine, as well as illegal drugs such as heroin and illicit potent opioids such as fentanyl analogs (e.g., carfentanil). Opioids work by binding to specific receptors in the brain, spinal cord, and gastrointestinal tract. In doing so, they diminish the body’s perception of pain. However, opioids can also have an impact on other systems of the body, such as altering mood, slowing breathing, and causing constipation. Opioid receptor binding causes the signs and symptoms of overdose as well as the euphoric effects or “high” with opioid use.
To facilitate this understanding, SAMHSA developed the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). The five steps and two guiding principles of the SPF offer prevention planners a comprehensive approach to understanding and addressing the substance misuse and related behavioral health problems facing their states and communities.
Peer Recovery Support
Connects you to valuable guidance with certified peer recovery specialists sharing their own recovery experiences from SUDs by helping to build skills, assist and address your specific needs by improving your social connectedness and helping to identify new social environments.
Forensic Peer Recovery Support
It can be challenging when you are involved in the criminal justice system and lack recovery support. Forensic Peers utilize their own history of criminal justice system involvement and mental health recovery to help you through the system, advocate on your behalf with probation, child protective services, and treatment courts.
Reduce Shame and Stigma
We share our personal experiences with substance use disorders to help make an impact by using our voices. We strive to reach those who are struggling to let them know that it’s ok to be in recovery! Join us on our efforts to reduce shame and stigma.
All Recovery Meetings
An alternative to 12-step meetings, “All Recovery” meetings welcome all who struggle with addiction, are affected by addiction, or support the recovery lifestyle. (Originally developed by the Connecticut Communities for Addiction Recovery.)
Family Support Group
To address the shame and stigma in the community, this group aims to help families recover together by providing education about substance use disorder as a DIS-EASE and not a moral failure. Niyyah aims to partner with treatment providers to address this need.
Advocacy
Advocates for recovery for all those who need it. Our policy makers and Representatives need to hear from us to succeed in our efforts to promote recovery.
Outreach and Education
Table events and outreach by hosting with mosques and other community based organizations to promote recovery.
Youth and Family Services
Table events and outreach by hosting with mosques and other community based organizations to promote recovery.
Millati Islami
Facilitated 12-step Muslim support groups to help connect our Muslim brothers and sisters to their spirituality. Millati Islami is a fellowship of men and women joined together on a “Path of Peace.” We share our experiences, strengths and hopes while recovering from addiction to mind and mood-altering substances.
Coming soon:
Problem Gambling Recovery Support
Mental Health Peer Support
Recovery Coach Academy
Partners: Pillsbury United Communities, MABS Recovery Center, NAMI MN, Minnesota Recovery Connection