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 ...

Policymakers in Rhode Island and in other states are looking at peer recovery coaches as a way to combat the nation’s burgeoning opioid epidemic, reports Kaiser Health News. Here are three things to ...

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 ...

Chestnut Health Systems’ Lighthouse Institute is seeking participants for a study on young adults struggling with substance ...

FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) – October is National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. For many recovery centers, the focus is on communication and education. When it comes to substance abuse, specifically ...

Mike Daly, a peer coach with the Turning Point Center of Rutland, facilitate a recovery group meeting with residents of Marble Valley correctional facility in Rutland on Wednesday, May 29. Photo by ...

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) ...