Associate Facilitator Jode Freyholtz-London, second from right, conducts trainings for certified peer-support specialists at Wellstone Center in St. Paul. Recent program grads include, left to right, ...

TTCC offers time-limited free training and certification in partnership with CalMHSA and DHCS. Apply before September 15, 2025. The fully online TTCC program allows students to train from anywhere in ...

Last month, Central Oregon Community College in Bend launched a four-week-long training course for students to become certified peer support specialists. A peer support specialist is someone with ...

WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. AFTER A WHILE, I JUST DUG INTO THE FACT THAT I WAS TIRED AND WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS DUANE BRADLEY. WHILE HE DESCRIBES HIS BATTLE WITH DRUG ...

When those involved in saving lives – whether in healthcare, law enforcement or community and social services – hear criticism of using Narcan to revive substance abusers who have overdosed, it’s ...

Wisconsin Secure Program Facility in Boscobel, a maximum security prison where the peer specialist program started. | Photo courtesy Wisconsin Department of Corrections William Bowers is incarcerated ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Each day, law enforcement officers face the realities of danger, violence, and trauma. They respond to critical incidents, witness life-threatening situations, and work in ...

The Advocacy Committee of the Healthiest Manitowoc County Mental Wellness Coalition has identified the need for more certified peer specialists for Manitowoc County. Certified peer specialists are ...

Driving by, you wouldn’t realize that the Horizon House in Duluth had so much transformation happening inside. There is space for 10 men who are living in recovery. In the past six months, Horizon ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Odalis Delgado said that for many immigrants like herself who speak Spanish and other ...

The state introduced a new curriculum earlier this year that is aligned with national standards. Indiana also started to allow family members of people with substance use disorders to become certified ...

Case Western Reserve University Academic Support Resources’ peer tutoring and coaching programs were awarded level 1 certification as tutor and coaching training programs by the internationally ...