GreenTree Peer Center

08/31/2026

Happening today!!

An International Overdose Awareness Day event will be held at Highland Avenue Park, 642 N. Highland Ave, on Monday, August 31, from 6-7:30 p.m.

The family-friendly event will honor those who’ve been lost to an overdose. It will feature community resources, naloxone training, music, food trucks and memorial crafts. Guest speakers will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a moment of silence at 7:20 p.m.

This event is being held by Forsyth County Behavioral Health Services, Twin City Harm Reduction Collective and GreenTree Peer Support Program.

08/30/2026

In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day GreenTree team and guests decorated pinwheels with the names of people that have died by overdose, and “planted” a pinwheel garden in memory of those friends, family, and community we have lost.

If you need support, connection, resources, a box (or 2) or Narcan, or a safe space to spend your day, you are always welcome at GreenTree.

08/21/2026

Check out the GT calendar for our SMART recovery groups!! Www.greentreepeersupport.org

On this Mythbuster Monday we address labels--and the acceptance of individual's choice about using them...

08/13/2026

GreenTree’s executive director and comrade, Lauren Garvie will be at the 2026 Peer Support Conference in October. Tickets are still available and we hope to see you there.

Get your Early Bird Ticket before September 1st for our 2026 peer Support Conference happening October 13-15 at AB tech's Conference Center! We will have amazing speakers such as Lauren Garvie and Amanda Martin, one-of-a-kind door prizes from area restaurants, spas, and artists, free chair massages, and a chance to win a $250 Gift Card courtesy of Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. ! Tickets available at https://sunriseinasheville.org/2026-peer-support-conference/

08/13/2026

We’re gonna be there! Hope to see you there!

An International Overdose Awareness Day event will be held at Highland Avenue Park, 642 N. Highland Ave, on Monday, August 31, from 6-7:30 p.m.

The family-friendly event will honor those who’ve been lost to an overdose. It will feature community resources, naloxone training, music, food trucks and memorial crafts. Guest speakers will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a moment of silence at 7:20 p.m.

This event is being held by Forsyth County Behavioral Health Services, Twin City Harm Reduction Collective and GreenTree Peer Support Program.

08/12/2026

SAVE THE DATE! Forsyth County Behavioral Health Services will host its second Behavioral Health Symposium on Friday, October 9, 2026. The Behavioral Health Symposium will be at Forsyth Technical Community College in the Robert L Strickland Conference Center. The event will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. Check-in begins at 8:30am.

The theme is STIGMA. There will be an opening plenary with Dr. Lawrence Yang from Duke University. His work focuses on stigma as a multi-level determinant of health—spanning individual, clinical, and societal levels—through research, education, and training. We will host breakout sessions spanning all areas of behavioral health. Networking opportunities and resource sharing will also be available.

Registration information will be available at a later date.

For any questions or additional information, please contact Forsyth County Behavioral Health Services at (336) 703-2600.

08/12/2026

Register here: https://sunriseinasheville.org/2026-peer-support-conference/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTpzs1wZG9mBGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHjC6DxsQKaTtZCCE2Rr7OvbKhl9E43sIhBIOvzKefJoun--hSHdW0Y_oulUM_aem_FR790vwtKu3ruvGtf4Dgjg

Early Bird tickets ending soon! Get your ticket before September 1st for three days of speakers, prizes, chair massage, talent show and surprises!!! Tickets available at https://sunriseinasheville.org/2026-peer-support-conference or scan the QR code in the image!

08/11/2026

Forsyth County Behavioral Health Services , Twin City Harm Reduction Collective and GreenTree Peer Support Program invite you to a family-friendly event honoring those who we have lost to overdose.

08/03/2026

Want to remember someone important to you that’s died by overdose? Feel free to drop us a comment or message with their name and we will add them to our pinwheel garden on August 31

Have you lost someone to overdose and want to honor their life and memory? Add their name to the comment or message us and we will add them to our pinwheel garden on August 31.

08/01/2026

Have you lost someone to overdose and want to honor their life and memory? Add their name to the comment or message us and we will add them to our pinwheel garden on August 31.