Addressing substance use disorder (SUD) and the trauma that often precedes it in youth is a priority for treatment providers, parents, caregivers, and community leaders. Many leaders have found that youth have a special ability and role to play in helping their peers. In this collection, CLOUD provides resources that focus on youth providing peer support to other youth and young adults.
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START Safe and Sound
Source: Kentucky Educational Television
This 9-minute video explains the role family mentors play in Kentucky’s Sobriety, Treatment and Recovery Team (START) program. The video features family mentors talking about their stories, their role in helping other parents with substance use disorder and child welfare involvement, and the story of a family helped by the program.
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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.
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The Use of Peers and Recovery Specialists in Child Welfare Settings
Source: National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
This guide provides information on service models that use family peer mentors or recovery specialists to serve families affected by substance use disorder (SUD) who are involved with the child welfare system. The guide describes 2 models:
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Ohio START 2019 Impact Report
Source: Public Children Services Association of Ohio
This 2-page document describes the impact of the Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START) program, which provides wrap-around services to children and families impacted by opiates and other addictive substances. Also included in this resource is information on services provided by the START teams in Ohio in 2019.
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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.
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Ohio START Program
Source: Public Children Services Association of Ohio
The Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma (START) Program provides wrap-around services to children and families impacted by opiates and other drugs.
Peer Support
This collection features resources to assist substance use disorder (SUD) treatment providers, health care systems, and community organizations create and manage peer support programs.
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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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Making a Difference: Peer-to-Peer Support
Source: Youth MOVE National
This 3 minute video explains the role of peer support for youth and young adults. It features the voices of youth who serve as peer support providers for their community.