The Canadian Mental Health Association Hastings Prince Edward and local partners are marking Recovery Day with a Thursday-afternoon event to educate people about recovering from addiction, mental health conditions, and trauma.

It will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the atrium of 250 Sidney St., Belleville (the former Nortel and Aviva building).

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Recovery Day is observed nationally to celebrate and support people recovering from various challenges. This year’s theme is “Recovery is Real: Restoring Every Aspect of Life.”

One in five Canadians will experience a substance use disorder in their lifetime, the association reports. One in three will experience a mental health or addiction-related challenge, and many will experience both, an association news release stated,

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