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Jason Pritchard, CPRS, i-FPRS

Outreach Manager
SaVida Health, Virginia

Jason Pritchard, CPRS, i-FPRS, Outreach Manager Tennessee and Southern Virginia for SaVida Health, Board of Directors for SAARA of Richmond. Mr. Pritchard worked as a Recovery Program Manager operating under a HRSA grant for Ballad Health’s Department of Population Health. In that position Mr. Pritchard aided in the creation of a 12 person peer recovery program that focused on reentry and second chance employment. Mr. Pritchard has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Virginia Tech. He spent 16 years in active addiction and has been in recovery for the last 12 years. Mr. Pritchard is also a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and peer trainer for both Virginia and Tennessee. He uses his lived experience to aid others in their pursuit of living a recovery lifestyle as a productive member of society. Mr. Pritchard currently works closely with the Faith-Based Community to help break the stigma of addiction and felony backgrounds within the church. Mr. Pritchard spent five years in incarceration and now has a heart for people who are battling the bondage of addiction. In 2018 he was recognized by the Virginia Cares program who awarded him the “Cindy R. Martin Special Achievement Award” for those who excel in society after being incarcerated. Mr. Pritchard is the President of the Washington County, Virginia SAARA affiliate and a member of the Board of Directors for SAARA of Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Pritchard accepted a position with SaVida Health a multistate Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR) organization in July of 2022. As the Outreach Manager for Tennessee and Southern Virginia Mr. Pritchard develops community relationships for SaVida Health to alleviate barriers and break stigma in the community associated with medication assisted recovery. Mr. Pritchard is raising awareness around the successes of harm reduction and necessary treatment related to Substance Use Disorder (SUD).

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