Recovery support groups have been an important part of many people’s recovery, providing a safe space to seek support and provide mutual assistance to peers.
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Addiction’s Impact on Children and Families: Policy Guides
The opioid and addiction crises have greatly impacted family stability, leading to large increases in child welfare cases and the rate of grandparents or other relatives raising children. In this collection, we feature reports that describe the impact of addiction on families and provide strategies for improving services provided to children and their caregivers.
Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Pregnant and Parenting Women
Providing effective treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) in pregnant and parenting women is a priority for many policymakers, community leaders and clinicians. Untreated SUD can lead to harms for both mothers and their children,while providing effective treatment and recovery supports can change the trajectory for the entire family. In this collection, we place a spotlight on effective models for treating SUD in pregnant and parenting women.
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Peer Integration and the Stages of Change Toolkit
Source: New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
This toolkit contains extensive resources for providers who are interested in implementing peer support services, and for organizations that are in the process of implementing peer support services.
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Peer Specialist Toolkit: Implementing Peer Support Services in the Veterans Health Administration
Source: Veterans Health Administration
This toolkit details the work of implementing peer specialist services in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), one of the first health systems to incorporate peer specialist services throughout their behavioral health system.
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Peer Services Toolkit: A Guide to Advancing and Implementing Peer-run Behavioral Health Services
Source: ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership
This toolkit for creating behavioral health peer support services was produced from the proceedings of a national convening of recognized peer mental health and addiction services agencies.
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Youth Peer Support
Source: Youth MOVE National
The website of the Youth MOVE National Peer Center, a youth-run peer organization, includes information about their programs including youth-run program support, youth peer support, youth leadership development, professional development and education, and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.
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Peer Support Toolkit
Source: City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services, Achara Consulting, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health
This interactive toolkit is intended to support organizations that are hiring (or planning to hire) peers into new support roles. The toolkit discusses considerations for preparing the organizational culture for adding peer support services, recruiting and hiring peer staff, creating effective service delivery of peer support services, and supporting, supervising, and retaining peer staff.
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Peer Support Toolkit
Source: Southern Plains Tribal Health Board
The online toolkit for creating peer support programs for indigenous communities from the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board provides an overview of peer specialist services and describes the core roles and responsibilities peer specialists play in supporting treatment and recovery from substance use disorders in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.
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Peers Supporting Recovery From Substance Use Disorders – Spanish Language
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This 2-page Spanish language document provides an overview of peer specialist services for individuals receiving substance use disorder treatment or recovery services. The document defines peer support for these populations, describes services offered by peer specialists, and explains the benefits of peer recovery support services.