Peer Support Specialists (also known as PSSs, recovery coaches, family support providers, and youth peer workers ) are people with lived/living experience of a mental health and/or …

A “peer” is an equal, someone with whom one shares demographic or social similarities. “Support” expresses the kind of deeply felt empathy, encouragement, and assistance that people with …

If you are in recovery from behavioral health and/or substance use issues, and want to use your experience to support others in their recovery, consider becoming a Peer Recovery Support …

WHAT IS PEER SUPPORT? Peer support is a system of giving and receiving help founded on key principles of respect, shared responsibility, and mutual agreement of what is helpful.

Use the Supervisor of Peer Workers Self-Assessment tool as a pre- and post-test for both the trainer-led and self-directed study and as an ongoing assessment of supervisors’ progress in …

Invest in training to help ensure all young people have skills to promote mental health and support their peers; Integrate mental health promotion and peer support programs wherever young …

Research shows that peer support services help people with problematic substance use enter and stay in recovery and enjoy its benefits.