Xavier LeMay graduated from Phoenix Recovery Academy in Frederick in May 2024 at 17 years old after overcoming addiction. Last month, he returned to the school as a peer recovery specialist. LeMay, ...

The Westchester County Departments of Correction (WCDOC) held a ceremony at its Valhalla campus to formally recognize nine ...

Nine inmates at Buckingham Correctional Center recently became the first individuals incarcerated in Virginia to receive certification as Peer Recovery Specialists.

“Certified peer support specialists offer something that other mental health professionals can’t,” said Jode Freyholtz-London, executive director of Wellness in the Woods.

Rolando Ruiz, who has worked as a certified peer recovery specialist: “Once I was able to push past that newbie phase of, ‘What am I doing here? How does that work?’ I realized it was me ...

Certified peer recovery specialists receive rigorous training and complete hundreds of hours of direct service to program participants.

Minda Brown is one of Olmsted County's 62 certified peer recovery specialists who help people navigate recovery from addiction.

Peer support specialists are trained and certified to help people recover from substance use disorders. They are advocates for their own children, family members or total strangers.

When peer recovery specialist-in-training Justin Krehbiel was 13, he said he started using drugs, anything from marijuana to crystal meth.

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has announced that it has 1,500 active certified peer recovery specialists. The department has also added an additional ...

It's time to help people in recovery from substance abuse and mental health problems to become counselors for people dealing with challenges now.