Purple Wave Festival

On Saturday, September 24th, the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) and DC Recovery Advisory Council (DCRAC) will host the first Purple Wave Festival: Celebrating Our Families, Our Stories, Our Recovery–a fun event with music, food, and entertainment–from 10am to 3pm at Howard University on the Yard. Purple Wave hopes to increase public awareness and understanding of mental health and substance use disorders while celebrating recovery in honor of National Recovery Month.