| Name | Type | Description | Topics |
| A Decade of Peer Culture, Support & Leadership: Igniting Behavioral Health Transformation in Philadelphia | Print Media | From Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), this report celebrates the powerful contribution made by peer support staff and people in... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| A Place for Recovery in the Community | eNewsletter or Blog | From National Council for Mental Wellbeing, this post was written by Tom Hill, Senior Advisor for Practice Improvement at the time. In it, he explores... | Other, RCO Capacity Building |
| A Primer on Recovery Residences: FAQs from the National Association of Recovery Residences | Print Media | Recovery residences have spread rapidly in the United States in recent decades. In 2011, the National Association of Recovery Residences (NARR) was founded to promote... | Other |
| Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Emergency Departments: Expert Panel Findings | Curriculum or Toolkit | In January 2020, the National Council for Mental Wellbeing hosted a technical experts’ panel (TEP) to identify best and promising practices to engage individuals surviving... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| An Index to Bill White's Recovery Blogs | eNewsletter or Blog | This is a catalogue of blog postings by William L. White, an Emeritus Senior Research Consultant at Chestnut Health Systems / Lighthouse Institute and past-chair... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| ATTC Educational Package for Opioid Use Disorders Peer Support Workers | Curriculum or Toolkit | The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network Coordinating Office (NCO) has designed this competency-based guide to raise awareness of resources available to build the capacity... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Being Seen: Establishing Deaf to Deaf Peer Support Services and Training | Print Media | Using this paper and its recommendations as a guide, State Mental Health Commissioners/Directors should support the establishment of Deaf to Deaf Peer Support Training and... | Integration of Peer Services, Other, Workforce Development |
| Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy | Website | Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) supported programs, systems, states, territories, and tribes as they implemented effective recovery supports and... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Building Blocks to Peer Program Success: A Toolkit for Developing HIV Peer Programs | Curriculum or Toolkit | From the Boston University School of Social Work, Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health, this toolkit was produced as part of the Peer... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Building Recovery Capital through Digital Health Technologies | Multimedia | This 4-part recorded video series showcases digital health technologies related to recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorders, thereby helping behavioral health peer... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Building Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care for Drug Court Participants | Print Media | This fact sheet from the National Drug Court Institute, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, outlines how recovery-oriented systems of care for durg... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other |
| Building Recovery: State Policy Guide for Supporting Recovery Housing | Curriculum or Toolkit | The National Council developed this toolkit, which addresses needs of policymakers and advocates when considering legislative and regulatory approaches. Expert guidance in the development of... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| CCAR's "Recovery Matters!" Podcast | Multimedia | We love to give freely to others what was freely given to us. With that in mind, the goal of CCAR’s Recovery Matters podcast is... | Other |
| CCBHCs: Are you ready to grow your peer services? | eNewsletter or Blog | It takes more than sunshine and water for a robust Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) peer services program to sprout. CCBHCs are a new... | Evidence Based Practice, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, Peer-Delivered Services and Peer-Operated Agencies: Opportunities for Collaboration and Expansion | Print Media | In October 2019, The National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council) and the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS) collaborated to convene representatives... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other, Workforce Development |
| Collective Impact | Journal Article | Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations. Large-scale social change comes from... | RCO Capacity Building |
| Colorado's Statewide Strategic Plan for Substance Use Disorder Recovery: 2020-2025 | Print Media | Colorado has a strategic plan to reorient systems, clinical care, and communities to promote recovery. Recovery is a process of change through which people improve... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Compendium of Training and Self-Study Resources | Curriculum or Toolkit | From The Florida Certification Board and Florida Department of Children and Families, this is a compiled list of self-paced training resources for Recovery Peer Specialists... | Workforce Development |
| Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services | Print Media | Peer workers and peer recovery support services have become increasingly central to people’s ability to live with or recover from mental and/or substance use disorders.... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Creating a Learning Agenda for Systems Change: A Toolkit for Building an Adaptive Public Health Workforce | Curriculum or Toolkit | The goal of the Learning Agenda toolkit is to facilitate deeper, more robust stages of learning that can increasingly impact systems change. The Learning Agenda... | Other, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Credentialing, Licensing, and Reimbursement of the SUD Workforce: A Review of Policies and Practices Across the Nation | Print Media | In September 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) contracted with the Human... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Cultural Humility Primer: Peer Support Specialist and Recovery Coach Guide | Print Media | This primer was created as an entry level cultural reference for Peer Support Specialists and Recovery Coaches working in both substance use disorder and mental... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Data-Driven Strategies to Improve Outreach and Treatment Access: Ross County Health District Partnership Project | Print Media | The Ross County Health District (RCHD) is one of the six local communities funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance Partnership to Support Data-Driven Responses... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other |
| Dimensions: Peer Support Program Toolkit | Curriculum or Toolkit | The Dimensions: Peer Support Program Toolkit was developed by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Behavioral Health and Wellness Program. This... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Effectively Employing Young Adult Peer Providers: A Toolkit | Curriculum or Toolkit | This toolkit from the UMass Medical School Transitions to Adulthood Center for Research, outlines and provides materials for the following: Background Young Adults in the... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Enhancing the Peer Provider Workforce: Recruitment, Supervision and Retention | Print Media | This Assessment Guide has been produced by the National Association of Consumer/Survivors Mental Health Administrators, state mental health department senior managers committed to expanding the participation... | Workforce Development |
| Equipping Behavioral Health Systems & Authorities to Promote Peer Specialist/Peer Recovery Coaching Services | Print Media | Through the Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) project, SAMHSA convened an Expert Panel on March 21 – 22, 2012,... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Essential Skills in Volunteer Management: Mobilizing the Power of the Recovery Community | Multimedia | In its first year, the PR CoE hosted a six-month learning collaborative for Recovery Community Organization leadership and/or volunteer coordiantors looking for guidance on how... | RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Establishing Peer-to-Peer Services for Adult Latinos in Recovery: Providing Strength, Hope, and Overcoming Stigma | Multimedia | “Recovery Community Support Programs” were originally funded by the federal government and offered peer-to-peer support in order to assist those in recovery find a place... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Ethical Guidelines for the Delivery of Peer-Based Recovery Support Services | Journal Article | This article is part of Perspectives on Peer-based Recovery Support Services, the third in a series of monographs on recovery management published by the Great... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General's Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health | Journal Article | This Surgeon General's Report has been created because of the important health and social problems associated with alcohol and drug misuse in America. As described in this Report,... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Fostering Resilience and Recovery: A Change Package | Curriculum or Toolkit | Implementing trauma-informed approaches within primary care marks a fundamental shift in care delivery that supports improved utilization of services, improved patient outcomes, increased staff satisfaction... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| Gender In Motion: A Conversation About Trans Experiences | Multimedia | From a Region 6 Peer Support Conference, this panel discusses the transformative nature of having equitable access to care and peer supporters with lived experience for... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Support | Print Media | The introduction provides an overview of the background on peer support and outlines the purpose and preparation of the Guidelines. The document is comprised of... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other, Workforce Development |
| HealtheKnowledge | Website | HealtheKnowledge is an online learning and continuing education platform for health and behavioral health professionals. There is no cost for membership. Once you register for... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Helping Recovery Residences Adapt to Support People with Medication-Assisted Recovery | Curriculum or Toolkit | Many people with opioid use disorders embrace medication-assisted treatment (MAT) or medication-assisted recovery (MAR) as a pathway to recovery. For some, the role that medication... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| How Peer Recovery Coaches Save Lives in the Emergency Department | Multimedia | At the Greather Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC), every adult patient who comes through the Emergency Department (ED) is screened for substance use via a series... | Integration of Peer Services |
| How Police and Other First Responders can Create Recovery Pathways for People with Substance Use Disorders | Multimedia | This webinar explains how many people begin to misuse both legal and illegal drugs including the impact of childhood trauma, the effects of substances on... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services |
| Impact of COVID-19 on Peer Support Specialists: Findings from a National Survey | Print Media | Researchers at Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, in collaboration with the National Association of Peer Supporters (NAPS), conducted a survey of US-based Peer Support... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Impact of Recovery Support Services on Outcomes | Print Media | Changes in outcomes between a one-year baseline and one-year outcome period were examined for Access To Recovery (ATR) recipients relative to statistically matched clients of... | Evidence Based Practice |
| Implementing Hospital-Based Peer Recovery Support Services for Substance Use Disorder | Journal Article | The rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States necessitates novel approaches to reduce harms. In response, peer recovery support services for substance use... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services |
| Implementing Peer Support Services as a CCBHC | Multimedia | In this Ask the Expert Series from National Council for Mental Wellbeing, attendees heard from experts and seasoned CCBHC organizations about options to establish successful... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services |
| Including Family and Community in the Recovery Process | Multimedia | It is widely understood that addiction affects more than just the individual; it affects the family system and community, as well. But less is understood... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, RCO Capacity Building |
| Increasing Accessibility with Translation & Interpretation Services Toolkit | Curriculum or Toolkit | The PR CoE is pleased to share Increasing Accessibility with Translation & Interpretation Services Toolkit. With the growing number of those with limited English proficiency (LEP), substance... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| Infographic: The Value of Peers (General Peer Support) | Print Media | SAMHSA / BRSS TACS two-sided infographic depicting the values of peers and peer support. | Integration of Peer Services, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Inspire & Think Big: Recovery Communities' Role in Challenging Times | Multimedia | The impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on the behavioral health system of care is still unfolding. In this current time, our addiction treatment and recovery... | RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Integrating Recovery Supports into Services for People Experiencing Homelessness | Multimedia | This virtual panel was hosted by C4 Innovations, a partner of the SAMHSA Opioid Response Network, on April 27, 2021, to discuss barriers and successes... | Integration of Peer Services, Other |
| Intentional Peer Support Co-Reflection Guide | Print Media | Intentional peer support (IPS) is a way of thinking about and being in purposeful relationships. In IPS, we use the relationship to look at things... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| Introducing Peer Support into Your Organization: Expanding Peer Support in Behavioral Health | Curriculum or Toolkit | It is important that organizations that are not fully familiar with peer support and wish to introduce it into their services, orient their staff to... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services |
| Key Ingredients in Response to the Pandemic: Peer Support Values | eNewsletter or Blog | A year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Martha Barbone (CPS) reflects on the impact of the pandemic and how peer specialists are uniquely... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Las Disparidades Raciales en el Tratamiento de la Salud Mental: Investigación y Recursos | Website | Utilizando datos de la Encuesta del Pulso de los Hogares del Censo de EE. UU., HelpAdvisor.com identificó los estados con las mayores disparidades entre adultos... | Other |
| LEARN about Recovery | Curriculum or Toolkit | LEARN about Recovery is a model used to assess community readiness, needs, and assets related to recovery support services. LEARN about Recovery is a useful... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Leveraging Peer Support Skills in COVID-19 | Multimedia | During COVID-19, the lived experience and unique skill sets of peer support workers have been critical in supporting outreach and recovery to the most vulnerable.... | Integration of Peer Services, Other, Workforce Development |
| Lived Experience in New Models of Care for Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Peer Recovery Support Services and Recovery Coaching | Journal Article | Peer recovery support services (PRSS) are increasingly being employed in a range of clinical settings to assist individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services |
| Meaningful Roles for Peer Providers in Integrated Healthcare - A Guide | Curriculum or Toolkit | The purpose of this toolkit is to provide information, helpful tips and examples of how integrated care settings can best hire, train, integrate and retain... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Mental Health & Wellness Guide for Public Service Professionals | Website | This guide explores mental health issues that public service professionals are most at risk for, the common stressors that cause them, and solutions and resources... | Other, Workforce Development |
| National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare: The Use of Peers and Recovery Specialists in Child Welfare Settings | Print Media | This brief provides an overview of two models of support for families—support by peers with lived experience of substance use disorders and sometimes child welfare... | Integration of Peer Services |
| National Recovery Month 2021 | Curriculum or Toolkit | The 2021 National Recovery Month theme, “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community” reminds people in recovery and those who support them,... | Other, Workforce Development |
| NIATx Third-Party Billing Guide | Curriculum or Toolkit | With this guide, learn how to create a billing system from scratch, improve your existing system, and improve your collections from third-party payers. It is... | RCO Capacity Building |
| Options for Peer Support in Frontier and Tribal Communities | Multimedia | Mountain Plains ATTC offered a webinar entitled Options for Peer Support in Frontier and Tribal Communities for our Frontier and Tribal Behavioral Health Treatment Providers... | Workforce Development |
| Oral Health and the Peer-Supported Recovery Journey | Multimedia | This recorded webinar aims to increase understanding of common oral health problems faced by individuals with mental health and substance use challenges. Many may face... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Organizational Self-Assessment (OSA): Integrating Peer-Delivered Services in Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) | Curriculum or Toolkit | The OSA is a performance improvement resource to help engage CCBHCs in a self-reflective process to enhance partnerships to integrate peer-delivered services in CCBHCs. The... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other |
| Overdose Prevention Training in ASL | Multimedia | From Voices of Hope in Lexington, KY, this video presents overdose prevention training for the deaf community. | Other |
| Parent Peer Support/Family Partner Panel | Multimedia | From Region 6 MHTTC's Peer Support Conference, expert panelists will discuss the definition and role of the Family Peer and the impact of having this positive... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Parenting Through Your Recovery Journey | Multimedia | The New Voice of SUD is a podcast developed by the Southeast ATTC. In this episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Technology Transfer... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| PATI Framework: Purpose, Assessment, Tactics, Implementation | Print Media | From the University of Wisconsin-Madison Organizational and Leadership Development Program, this framework provides guidance for organizational development decision-making. | Evidence Based Practice, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Peer Recovery Support 101 | Curriculum or Toolkit | This is a manual that covers peer recovery support basics from Ohio Mental Health & Addictions Services. Peer recovery services (PRS) are community-based services for... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Peer Recovery Support Series, Section 1: Building a Successful Culture in Your Organization | Multimedia | Peer recovery support services are increasingly becoming an important part of the behavioral healthcare workforce. So much so, the growth in opportunity is outpacing the... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Peer Recovery Support Series, Section 2: Hiring, Onboarding, and Integration | Multimedia | The structure and process of bringing on Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS) staff should be carefully considered before beginning the recruitment process. The role of... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Peer Recovery Support Series, Section 3: Understanding the Pathway and the Process | Multimedia | Successful recovery is a journey through a process of change. This webinar will explore the process and identify how peer specialists and providers can intervene... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Peer Recovery Support Series, Section 4: The Participatory Process for Solutions to Addiction | Multimedia | To support a cohesive recovery community and addiction field services, there needs to be alignment. The treatment model for addiction has evolved with time. There... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Peer Recovery Support Series, Section 5: Supervision and Management | Multimedia | To support a successful peer program, effective supervision is essential. Equipping supervisors with knowledge of the day to day functions, including practice boundaries specific to... | Workforce Development |
| Peer Recovery Support Series, Section 6: A Deeper Dive into Coaching Recovery | Multimedia | In this webinar, Phil Valentine, RCP, Executive Director of the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), will lead participants into a deeper understanding of the... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Peer Recovery Support Services - Initiating, Stabilizing, and Sustaining Long-Term Recovery | Multimedia | This webinar explores how people in recovery from addiction can help others by providing peer recovery support services and creating recovery-supportive environments. Many aspects of... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Peer Recovery Support: Evolving Roles and Settings, A Literature Review | Print Media | Peers serve many roles in many settings. There is emerging research that explores the value of using peer recovery support services (PRSS) across these settings.... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Peer Services Toolkit: A Guide to Advancing and Implementing Peer-Run Behavioral Health Services | Curriculum or Toolkit | From ACMHA - The College for Behavioral Health Leadership, this Peer Services Tool Kit, is aimed at supporting efforts to advocate and expand the capacity,... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Peer Support in the ED Setting | Multimedia | Wisconsin Voices for Recovery, Continuing Studies at Unviersity of Wisconsin-Madison, and Wisconsin Department of Health Services partnered to provide free continuing education opportunities for people... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services |
| Peer Support Roles Across the Sequential Intercept Model | Print Media | Peer Support Roles Across the Sequential Intercept Model is a two-page tool that provides an overview of how people with lived experience, or peers, can... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Peer Support Services in the Behavioral Healthcare Workforce: State of the Field | Journal Article | This article examines how the history and philosophy of peer support services has shaped current mental health and substance use service delivery systems. The growth... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Peer Support Toolkit (City of Philadelphia DBHIDS) | Curriculum or Toolkit | This toolkit from Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, is designed to support behavioral health treatment agencies with the process of integrating... | Integration of Peer Services, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Peer Support Workers and Peer-Run Organizations: A Beneficial Resource for Implementing SOAR | Curriculum or Toolkit | SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) helps states and communities promote wellness and recovery through increased access to Social Security disability benefits for eligible adults... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Peer Support Workers in Emergency Departments: Engaging Individuals Surviving Opioid Overdoses – Qualitative Assessment | Print Media | From the National Council for Behavioral Health and Providers Clinical Support System: Overview: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that from 1999 to... | Integration of Peer Services |
| Peer Support Workers in Health: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Their Experiences | Journal Article | The ability of the Peer Support Worker to actively engage with other marginalised or excluded individuals based on their unique insight into their own experience... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services |
| Peer Support: A Disruptive Innovation | Multimedia | From South Southwest MHTTC: Systemic racism. Police reform. A global pandemic. These have been challenging times. In this keynote address, Pat Deegan will reflect on the... | Workforce Development |
| Peer Support: State Credentials, Continuing Education, and Recruiting/Retention Strategies with Amy Spagnolo and Rita Cronise | Multimedia | In this webinar, Rutgers faculty members Amy Spagnolo and Rita Cronise talk about peer support services both in behavioral health and peer-run organizations, funding sources,... | Workforce Development |
| Peer-Based Addiction Recovery Support: History, Theory, Practice, and Scientific Evaluation | Print Media | The history of addiction treatment and recovery in the United States contains a rich “wounded healer” tradition. For more than 275 years, individuals and families... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Peer-Centered Programming | Multimedia | This is a recording of a webinar hosted by the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) that focuses on... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Peer-Delivered Harm Reduction and Recovery Support Services: Initial Evaluation | Journal Article | Recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) is often considered at odds with harm reduction strategies. More recently, harm reduction has been categorized as both a... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, RCO Capacity Building |
| Peers for Chronic Pain: What Lived Experience Can Do to Help the Pain and Opioid Crisis | Multimedia | Peer support workers are people who have been successful in recovery from physical or mental health challenges and who help others experiencing similar situations through... | Other, Workforce Development |
| People recover from addiction. They also go on to do good things. | eNewsletter or Blog | The news about addiction — rising rates of addiction, record numbers of overdose deaths, and the like — tends to be bleak. As clinicians and researchers,... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Pillars of Peer Support Services Summit Six: Peer Specialist Supervision | Print Media | The Pillars of Supervision outlined in this report can provide useful guidance for the advancement of high quality supervision of peer specialists. The Pillars of... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Practice Guidelines for Resilience and Recovery Oriented Treatment | Curriculum or Toolkit | From Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), these guidelines are designed to help systems in delivering services and supports that promote recovery, resilience,... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Priority to Practice - A Faith and Recovery | Multimedia | This virtual presentation is sponsored by the Southeast ATTC Regional Center and will focus on the innovative ways that Tennessee has approached partnering with the faith-based community... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Professional Boundaries for Peer Advocates | Multimedia | Peer Advocates play an important role in substance use treatment. They use their experiences to improve engagement with new clients and perform a variety of... | Workforce Development |
| RCO Toolkit (Faces & Voices of Recovery) | Curriculum or Toolkit | From Faces & Voices of Recovery, this Recovery Community Organization Toolkit is a must-read if you're interested in starting up a recovery community organization or want... | RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Recovery as an Overarching Philosophy | Curriculum or Toolkit | This technical assistance (TA) package discusses the concepts of recovery as an overarching philosophy that supports the recovery journeys of people, families, and communities. Readers... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Recovery Coach Manual | Curriculum or Toolkit | This manual is a companion to the McShin Coaching Curriculum. It is intended to: Provide background on the history and many pathways to recovery from... | Evidence Based Practice, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Recovery Coaching Practice Guidelines | Curriculum or Toolkit | From the Montgomery County Office of Mental Health, these Practice Guidelines are meant to build on required Recovery Coaching training and the ongoing education and... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Recovery Community Organization Toolkit | Curriculum or Toolkit | This toolkit, developed by the Friends of Recovery-New York RCO, is based on lessons learned from local and national partners involved in the Recovery Movement,... | Evidence Based Practice, RCO Capacity Building |
| Recovery Community Organizations: Conduits for Change | Curriculum or Toolkit | Recovery community organizations (RCOs) have emerged as important resources for engaging and supporting individuals and families in their recovery in a variety of ways, and... | Evidence Based Practice, RCO Capacity Building |
| Recovery Community Services Program Statewide Workbook | Curriculum or Toolkit | The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) launched the Recovery Community Services ProgramStatewide Network (RCSP-SN) grant initiative... | Evidence Based Practice, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Recovery Dialects | Print Media | This infographic is a helpful reference guide to use when referring to people who have a substance use disorder, who use drugs and alcohol, who... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| Recovery Friendly Workplace Toolkit | Curriculum or Toolkit | We believe that employers play a critical role in fighting the disease of addiction, and we want to make it easier for you to better... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Recovery Management and Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care: Scientific Rationale and Promising Practices | Print Media | This monograph, by William White, is regarded as a seminal work in the addictions treatment literature, as it is the first and most comprehensive attempt... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| Recovery Planning | Multimedia | This is a recording of a webinar hosted by the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) that focuses on... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Recovery Support Services: Peer Recovery Support Coaching | Print Media | This guide, put together by SAMHSA, outlines the role of peer services, expected outcomes, and certain requirements. | Workforce Development |
| Recovery Support Tools for Parents and Families | Website | Families affect and are influenced by the recovery experiences of children, youth, and adults with mental or substance use disorders. As caregivers, navigators, and allies,... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other |
| Recovery Support Tools for Peers | Website | Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) is enriched by the lived experiences of people in recovery, who play key roles... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Recovery Support Tools for Youth and Young Adults | Website | Find resources that support youth and young adult leadership in recovery programs. Youth and young adults are powerful agents of change in behavioral health care. Bringing... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care: A Perspective on the Past, Present, and Future | Journal Article | This paper provides a perspective on the recent concept of recovery-oriented systems of care with respect to its origins in the past and its status... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| Relapse Prevention for Recovering Counselors/Peer Advocates | Multimedia | This webinar is from the Northeast & Caribbean ATTC. There has been much written about relapse prevention for persons recovering from alcohol and other drugs. However,... | Workforce Development |
| Remote Support: Tips for Peer Support Specialists Using Technology During the COVID Public Health Emergency | Print Media | Privacy, security, and confidentiality issues are essential to peer support services, not just treatment services. Peer Support Specialists or Recovery Coaches that work for substance use... | Workforce Development |
| Rescued Lives: The Oxford House Approach to Substance Abuse | Print Media | This paper explains how to start self-run, self-supported recovery houses in your state. It is a simple concept, based on the Oxford House experience, and... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| Resources for the Supervision of Peer Workers | Print Media | The resources on this list provide education on peer support practices, best practices in supervision, and recovery-oriented services. | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Role Clarity in Peer Recovery Support Services: Navigating the Terms | Print Media | In this rapidly growing and ever-evolving field of peer recovery support services (PRSS), language often carries different meanings depending on region, State, or a particular... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Share Your Story | Website | Access resources to help you share personal stories about recovering from mental or substance use disorders. Sharing stories is a way to connect with people and... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Shared Decision-Making Tools | Website | Shared decision-making tools help people in treatment and recovery work together with their providers to make the best plan for their needs and situation. Bringing Recovery... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Sharing Experience Learned Firsthand (SELF) Project - Article | Other | The purpose of the Sharing Experience Learned Firsthand (SELF) project was to gain an appreciation from recovering individuals of the role of lived experience of... | RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Sisters on a Long Road (What 11 African American Women in Long-Term Recovery Want to Tell Us) | Print Media | The investigator, co-author Dawn Tyus, sought to learn about the realities, needs, strengths, and challenges of African American women in treatment and recovery. And she... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Southern Plains Tribal Health Board Peer Support Toolkit | Curriculum or Toolkit | Southern Plains Tribal Health Board developed this toolkit to assist tribal programs in determining how peer specialists can best serve their tribal organizations and communities.... | Evidence Based Practice, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| Sponsor, Recovery Coach, Addiction Counselor: The Importance of Role Clarity and Role Integrity | Journal Article | The recent growth in peer-based recovery support services as an adjunct and alternative to addiction treatment has created heightened ambiguity about the demarcation of responsibilities... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Substance Use Disorder Peer Delivered Services Child Welfare Best Practices Curriculum | Curriculum or Toolkit | This curriculum, developed by the Oregon Regional Facilitation Center, is designed to cover ten best practices for peers who work in the child welfare field.... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services |
| Substance Use Disorder Peer Supervision Peer Supervision Competencies | Print Media | Very little has been written about SUD (Substance Use Disorder) Peer Supervision Competencies. In remedy, this competency analysis is offered, using a series of investigative... | Workforce Development |
| Supervision of Peer Practice: The Challenges and Opportunities for Organizations with Peer Recovery Support Services Programs | Print Media | Peer recovery support services (PRSS) have emerged as important resources for engaging and supporting individuals and families in their recovery. Contemporary PRSS are non-clinical, strength-based,... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Supervision of Peer Workers | Curriculum or Toolkit | Peer support services have expanded to a wide variety of behavioral health environments and within a range of program models. Because peer support services represent a... | Integration of Peer Services, Other, Workforce Development |
| Supervision of Peer Workers | Multimedia | This webinar is from the Northeast & Caribbean ATTC. As peer advocates enter the work force in substance use treatment, many supervisors are not prepared with... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Supporting Recovery Benchmarks by Understanding Benchmarks | Presentation Slides | This slide deck highlights two articles and a blog about recovery benchmarks and differences in recovery regarding quality of life issues for individuals depending on... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| Telebehavioral Health Group Service Delivery Webinars | Multimedia | At the beginning of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery support providers had to shift service delivery from a... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Tell Your Organization's Story: 7 Guidelines to Creating Connection | Curriculum or Toolkit | Your story should make your work stand out among similar organizations and be so memorable that people pay attention and remember you after the story... | RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| The Emergence, Role, and Impact of Recovery Support Services | Journal Article | Various community recovery support services help sustain positive behavior change for individuals with alcohol and drug use disorders. This article reviews the rationale, origins, emergence,... | Evidence Based Practice |
| The Impact of Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) & the Peer Recovery Movement: Supporting Homeless and Recovering Individuals | Multimedia | The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care disparities. This webinar will discuss how health care organizations need... | Other, Workforce Development |
| The Intersection of Prevention & Recovery - Session 1 | Multimedia | From the PR CoE, session 1 of this 2-part webinar series is designed to inform and raise awareness of prevention and recovery community professionals about the... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| The Intersection of Prevention & Recovery - Session 2 | Multimedia | From the PR CoE, session 2 of this 2-part webinar series is designed to inform and raise awareness of prevention and recovery community professionals about the... | Evidence Based Practice, Workforce Development |
| The Peer Provider Workforce in Behavioral Health: A Landscape Analysis | Other | The research report examines the demographics, socioeconomic status, and job mobility of workers by Long Term Care (LTC) sector and occupation. It identifies the characteristics associated... | Workforce Development |
| The Recovery Model | Print Media | Dr. Mark Ragins, MD, has enclosed in this packet several short documents that highlight various aspects of recovery-based transformation, including: The Four Stages of Recovery... | Evidence Based Practice, Other |
| The Rhode Island Peer Recovery Specialist Certification Guide: A Study Guide for the Certification Exam | Curriculum or Toolkit | A Peer Recovery Specialist is a trained individual who has lived experience with mental illness and/or addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs who provides one-to-one strengths-based... | Workforce Development |
| The Science of What Makes People Care | Journal Article | The authors of this article delve into the science behind what makes people care. They’ve identified five principles that are supported by research from a... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, RCO Capacity Building |
| The Use of Peer Recovery Coaches to Combat Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Indiana | Print Media | Indiana University-Purdue University Inidanapolis' Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health published this brief in order to illustrate a PRC's essential role in combatting the... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services |
| Understanding Latino Youth Recovery: Issues, Assets and Creating Resiliency | Multimedia | The body of work of peer support programs targeting youth is heavily focused on mental health models involving young adult peer mentors. In Connecticut, for... | Other, Workforce Development |
| Understanding the Role of Peer Recovery Coaches in the Addiction Profession | Multimedia | The addiction profession has a strong foundation of peer involvement. In fact, the earliest addiction professionals were the first peer recovery coaches informed by Alcoholics... | Integration of Peer Services, Workforce Development |
| Using Data To Advance Recovery-Focused Decision Making | Multimedia | Data-driven decision making for recovery and recovery support services is possible. Indiana has made some key policy changes at a state and agency level that... | Workforce Development |
| Video Trainings for the Promotion of Recovery-Oriented Services and Supports | Website | Video Trainings from BRSS TACS: Access video trainings that promote recovery-oriented services and supports by highlighting new knowledge areas, hot topics, and cutting-edge programs. This webpage... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, RCO Capacity Building, Workforce Development |
| What Are Your Priorities Right Now? Identifying Service Needs Across Recovery Stages to Inform Service Development | Journal Article | Substance use disorders (SUD) are, for many, chronic conditions that are typically associated with severe impairments in multiple areas of functioning. ‘Recovery’ from SUD is... | Evidence Based Practice |
| What Is Recovery? | Journal Article | Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders and is associated with enormous public health costs. Although AUD and other addictive behaviors... | Evidence Based Practice |
| What Peer Recovery Coaches Need to Know about Medication-Assisted Recovery for People with Opioid-Use Disorders | Multimedia | Hosted by BRSS TACS, this is a recording from a webinar series on best practices in peer support and peer recovery coaching. In this recording,... | Evidence Based Practice, Other, Workforce Development |
| Where the Intersection of Prevention and Recovery is Working | Multimedia | This panel draws from the experiences of multiple recovery and prevention communities to provide models for how successful community-based programs can work within the intersection... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, RCO Capacity Building |
| Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) | Curriculum or Toolkit | From the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, this peer-led program helps to prepare your peer consultants to improve the health of your clients and counter... | Workforce Development |
| Why and How Peer Services Improve Health and Wellness of People with Mental Illness | Multimedia | For numerous reasons, including several barriers to accessing quality healthcare, people with serious mental illness (SMI) have a mortality rate between 1.5 to 3 times... | Evidence Based Practice, Integration of Peer Services, Other |
| Workforce Recruitment and Retention: Strategies for Rural Areas and Recruiting and Retaining Peer Support Workers | Multimedia | This is the third webinar in a three-part series on workforce recruitment and retention in behavioral health, with a specific focus on the field of... | Workforce Development |
| Youth Peer Support Panel | Multimedia | From South Southwest MHTTC's Peer Support Conference, the panel has a conversation about the current state of Youth Peer Support in our communities and answers... | Other, Workforce Development |