Peer support workers are a vital resource for individuals with mental and substance use ...
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rssQ&A with David Johnson, Policy and Research Liaison, Grassroots Leadership
You have completed Via Hope’s reentry peer support certification. How have you leveraged ...
Sobering Centers Offer Low-Barrier Alternative to Jail or Emergency Rooms
In many communities, there are few options available when local police pick a person ...
Benevolence Farm: Helping Formerly Incarcerated Women Heal and Move Forward
Among the many differences between living in a correctional facility and living in the ...
Q&A with Philip Cooper, CPSS, CHW, Inspire Coordinator, Appalachian Regional Commission
You serve in several roles: community health worker capacity builder with the United Way ...
The Minnesota Prison Doula Project: Providing Care and Community for Pregnant Individuals in Prison and Jail
By Kaeleigh Terrill, Fertility and Body Literacy Educator The Minnesota Prison Doula Project (MnPDP) ...
Q&A with Sandra Smith, PhD, Peer Programs Manager, Via Hope
You are the Peer Programs Manager at Via Hope, Mental Health Resource of Texas. ...
Q&A with Karen Fortuna, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College; Co-creator of the Digital Peer Support Certification
The world has seen technology take a prominent role during the pandemic by allowing ...
Planting Justice Programs: Sowing Seeds of System Transformation and Community Growth
Julie McLafferty, MA, Project Associate, Policy Research “It’s no secret that getting your ...
Q&A with Robin Ledford, Clinical Director, Restorative Justice Program, Families Free
You are the clinical director at Families Free, Inc., and you oversee the restorative ...
Asian Prisoner Support Committee Supports Trauma Recovery and Healing in Prison and Reentry through Cultural Restoration
By Erika Ihara, M.A., M.S., Project Associate, SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Asian Prisoner Support Committee ...
Q&A with Janie Marsh Gullickson, Director, Mental Health & Addiction Association of Oregon
Your peer program EVOLVE works with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Behavioral Health Unit ...