You have these windows when they’re willing, and you’ve got to go,” said Peer Recovery Coach and Peer Navigator Shelly ...

Two Johnson County Court Services employees were recently honored for their efforts serving offenders. John Cunningham, a peer recovery coach, was named “Peer Recovery Coach of the Year” by Mental ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Dustin French, 29, had four drug overdoses in the span of a year. "I was dead on arrival to the hospital," he said of his last heroin overdose, which happened in April. "I woke up … ...

In her 2021 book Recovery Allies, author Alison Jones Webb describes the crucial role recovery allies play in addressing addiction in our communities. Jones Webb states that a “recovery ally is a ...

Jun. 27—"You wouldn't think that you would see freedom in prison, but I have seen so much freedom here," said Hali Furr, director of addiction recovery services at the Rockville Correctional Facility.

>> I’M THE FACE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. REPORTER: IT WAS A LIFE PATRICE BROWN NEVER PLANNED. >> I WAS INTRODUCED INITIALLY TO MARIJUANA LACED WITH COCAINE. IT WAS FEELING AT THAT POINT THAT I NEVER WANTED ...

A Certified Peer Recovery Coach isn’t a therapist or a clinician. They’re individuals who have lived through addiction themselves — and who are trained to walk alongside others on their own recovery ...

Young People in Recovery (YPR), a national nonprofit dedicated to peer-led recovery support, is offering free Certified Peer Recovery Coaching services exclusively to Rocky Mountain Health Plan (RMHP) ...