KICKBACK RECOVERY

celebrating almost six years’ abstinence from drugs and alcohol.”

Mick decided that the best way to repay society and help others get clean was to establish Kickback Recovery, a peer-led support network to make recovery from addiction more easily accessible and sustainable in the local community.

More than 2,000 people leave drug and alcohol rehab clinics in Sheffield every year with little support to help them sustain or support their recovery.

“If we can help people stay off drugs, support them to recover their physical and mental health and become positive members of the community, that’s a ‘win-win’ for us, the NHS, the police, the criminal justice system and society as a whole,” Mick said.

The services provided by Kickback Recovery Community CIO have grown enormously over the last 18 months, with 22,000 followers worldwide on social media including a closed group of over 3,000 weekly regulars.

Kickback Recovery now runs a two-hour in-person therapy group at The Circle on Rockingham Street in Sheffield, along with three zoom therapy groups and 11 one-to-one clinics every week.

They have had 2,573 attendances since August last year and provided over 3,000 hours of telephone support with 37 dedicated volunteers giving more than 650 hours of their time to the project.

“We’ve been able to meet in groups of up to 15 throughout the pandemic and using technology like Zoom we’ve been able to deliver services in a new and innovative way to people who need it,” says Mick.

“I regret every minute I spent on drugs and in prison, but it has given me a unique perspective into how addiction destroys lives and the benefits of recovery.

“I’m always willing to speak about my remarkable journey and the critical work we’re doing, and I’m hoping that Sheffield businesses will support us.”

I got a job at a local dairy, but ended up robbing it and got 12 months in prison, all to feed my addiction

If you would like to become the CSR partner for Kickback Recovery Community CIO in Sheffield or book Mick Hartley as an inspirational, motivational speaker please contact kickbackrecovery community@outlook.com. Mick Hartley is the Founder and CEO at Kickback Recovery Community CIO. Charity No 1185300 Company No CE018826