The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s (SAMHSA) web page contains information about peer support services. Included are details about what role peer support providers play in substance use disorder and mental health treatment and recovery services as well as links to additional SAMHSA peer support resources.
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Substance Use Disorder Peer Delivered Services Child Welfare Best Practices Curriculum
Source: Southern Oregon Regional Facilitation Center
This training guide for peer recovery mentors working the child welfare system is notable for its description of 10 best practices for family peer support mentors.
What Are Peer Recovery Support Services?
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
This report defines what a peer support specialist is and describes the many different roles they can play in the substance use disorder and recovery process. Research has shown that recovery is facilitated by social support, and peer support specialists, who have personal lived experience of addiction, are uniquely qualified to provide that support.
Supervisor of Peer Workers Self-Assessment Checklist
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This 1-page self-assessment for supervisors of peer support specialists is designed to help supervisors reflect on supervision practices and identify areas for additional training. Part of SAMHSA’s peer support supervision tool-kit.
Resources for the Supervision of Peer Workers
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This 1-page list details several valuable resources for the supervision of peer support specialists. Part of SAMHSA’s tool-kit for supervising peer support specialists.
Supervision of Peer Workers Toolkit
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This 2-page summary of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s framework for supervision of peer support specialists describes the elements of SAMHSA’s tool-kit for peer support supervision, provides links to materials and recorded webinars, and offers guidance on how the materials can be used for group training or self-directed study.
Anchor Recovery Community Center
Source: Anchor Recovery Community Center
The Anchor Recovery Community Center is an organization run by people with lived experience of addiction and recovery and their allies that provides a number of services in the City of Providence and the State of Rhode Island.
Value of Peers
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This presentation slide deck briefly reviews the evidence for the effectiveness of peer support specialists who provide mental health, substance use disorder, and family and caregiver support.
Ohio START Program Brochure
Source: Public Children Services Association of Ohio
This 2-page brochure explains Ohio’s Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START) Program, which provides family peer support and other services to children and families impacted by opiates and other addictive substances. The brochure explains the program with an emphasis on the role of family peer mentors.
Recovery Support Services for Medicaid Beneficiaries with a Substance Use Disorder – Issue Brief
Source: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
This report from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission examines recovery support services to Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorders.