Jeff is the founder of Medication-Assisted Recovery Anonymous (MARA), a supportive and nonjudgemental ...
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rssQ&A with Gabrielle Cranor, Collaborative Courts Coordinator for Family Therapeutic Courts, Washington’s Administrative Office of the Courts
Gabrielle Cranor recently started serving as the collaborative courts coordinator for family therapeutic ...
The Power of Lived Experience: A Peer-Run Mental Health Court’s Approach to Justice
In 2013, Lexington, Kentucky, city leadership analyzed the growing challenge of homelessness in ...
Empowerment for Individuals Who Are Justice Involved through SMART Recovery
Corrections were made on May 25, 2023: An earlier ...
The Importance of Wellness in Peer Support
Peer support workers are a vital resource for individuals with mental and substance use ...
Q&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 ...
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 ...