Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) play a critical role in advancing long-term recovery by centering lived experience, peer leadership, and community accountability. The National Standards of Excellence provide a shared framework to ensure RCOs remain authentic, inclusive, ethical, and effective across diverse communities.

In this foundational course, you will learn what the National Standards are, why they matter, and how they translate into real-world RCO practice—from governance and programs to ethics and recovery-friendly language.