A bill meant to give peer support specialists a two-year reprieve from new credentialing requirements that threaten to put ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sally Stein is a retired psychiatric nurse who is in long-term recovery from substance use. In September 2021 our nation hit a ...

The library says the partnership helped connect community members to social services and resources. The program will end this ...

THEY'VE BEEN THERE: From left, Philip Cooper, Jenna Woodman, Dillon Moss and Brandon Manson are part of the peer support specialist team in the Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery ...

The AHA has released an issue brief on the role of peer support specialists in behavioral health. PSS are people living in ...

For people with substance use disorders, navigating treatment and recovery options can be challenging. Imagine coming to a point where you are ready to make a change in your life and are unaware of ...

When it comes to mental health, many are familiar with psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers. However, there is another valuable resource — PEER Support specialists— a group that draws on ...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Rimrock Trails announced Wednesday that it has been awarded a $10,000 grant from St. Charles Health System. The funds will be directed to the Rimrock Trails’ Peer Support ...

Jubilee Healing Farm plants a seed within students, patients and in the ground to heal and grow. “I just was struck by this dream of being able to provide behavioral health care in a farm-based ...

Some unhoused Portlanders dealing with substance use or mental health challenges may soon have a new form of support: a local resident who has experienced at least some of what they’re going through.

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If you are are going through a tough time or difficult life circumstance and can’t find the right person to talk to - someone with “Lived Experience” in mental health, addiction and trauma could make ...