Indiana Recovery Alliance

The service for Indiana Recovery Alliance founder Christopher Abert, who died earlier this month, brought visitors to Bloomington from across the country.

Christopher Abert founded the Indiana Recovery Alliance a decade ago and served as its director until 2019. The group’s board of directors announced Friday that Abert passed away earlier this week.

The event hosted public speakers and local recovery agencies, many of which partnered with SUDAC to plan the celebration.

According to the Indiana Department of Health, overdose deaths in the state rose 41 percent from 2019 to 2020. The Indiana Recovery Alliance maintains overdose deaths are preventable.