Jersey Desk - Healing Us: Unveiling Daniel J. Regan's Memoir at Kean University

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Kean University hosts the official launch of Healing Us, Daniel J. Regan's powerful memoir on addiction, resilience, and recovery, uniting leaders from health, faith, policy, and business in a shared call to action.

ASBURY PARK, N.J. - JerseyDesk -- Asbury Park N.J. — On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Kean University will host the official launch of Healing Us: A Memoir of Addiction, Descent, and Renewal, the deeply introspective and revealing work by Daniel J. Regan, written in collaboration with his mother, Lynn Regan. This personal testimony transcends autobiography to become an urgent collective call to reexamine policies and perceptions surrounding addiction and treatment in the United States.

Throughout its pages, Regan recounts his dramatic descent into abandonment and despair, from a motel in Palm Springs to the creation and leadership of nationally recognized recovery programs. His narrative, clear and unflinching, challenges social and political prejudices that have historically stigmatized those suffering from substance use disorders, proposing instead a perspective grounded in empathy, scientific evidence, and sustained community engagement.

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The event, taking place at 6:00 p.m. in Kean University's Main Auditorium, will bring together prominent leaders from public health, faith organizations, government authorities, and the business sector, reflecting the urgent need for an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to confront this public health crisis affecting millions of Americans.

The program will include an address by the author, an official book presentation, as well as a panel of experts and distinguished figures in the field of mental health, who will share perspectives and proposals to advance the understanding and treatment of addiction. The evening will conclude with a reception designed to foster strategic dialogue among attendees, promoting alliances and commitments that go beyond mere rhetoric.

Healing Us is not only an individual testimony but a social indictment inviting all civil society from policymakers to community leaders to redouble efforts to transform the paradigm of addiction, prioritizing human dignity and recovery as essential foundations for social reconstruction.

This launch represents a pivotal moment in the national conversation on addiction, underscoring that recovery is not only possible but essential to the health, cohesion, and future of communities across the United States
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