The Carroll County Board of Commissioners proclaimed September to be Recovery Month, and one of those in the Health Department helping people try to escape substance abuse is certified peer recovery ...

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 ...

When Alicia Doty was in a Shakopee prison for drug-related charges stemming from her methamphetamine addiction, volunteers who had once shared her experience visited during her 1 1/2-year sentence.

ROANOKE, Va. – Cynthia Haley is not an EMT, but she responds to overdose calls alongside Roanoke Fire-EMS. As a registered peer recovery specialist with the Bradley Free Clinic, Haley uses her own ...

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 ...

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 ...

This week Mad in America examines three studies related to peer support work in mental healthcare. The first finds positive ...

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, ...

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As Iowa legislators continue to debate how best to allocate more than $25 million intended for treatment and prevention of opioid use disorder, the state is embarking on a plan to combine and ...