The Carroll County Board of Commissioners proclaimed September to be Recovery Month, and one of those in the Health Department helping people try to escape substance abuse is certified peer recovery ...

Associate Facilitator Jode Freyholtz-London, second from right, conducts trainings for certified peer-support specialists at Wellstone Center in St. Paul. Recent program grads include, left to right, ...

THEY'VE BEEN THERE: From left, Philip Cooper, Jenna Woodman, Dillon Moss and Brandon Manson are part of the peer support specialist team in the Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery ...

When Alicia Doty was in a Shakopee prison for drug-related charges stemming from her methamphetamine addiction, volunteers who had once shared her experience visited during her 1 1/2-year sentence.

When those involved in saving lives – whether in healthcare, law enforcement or community and social services – hear criticism of using Narcan to revive substance abusers who have overdosed, it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most Kentuckians don’t know what a peer support specialist is — and, as HB 505 has made painfully clear, neither did the bill’s ...

Jubilee Healing Farm plants a seed within students, patients and in the ground to heal and grow. “I just was struck by this dream of being able to provide behavioral health care in a farm-based ...

If you are are going through a tough time or difficult life circumstance and can’t find the right person to talk to - someone with “Lived Experience” in mental health, addiction and trauma could make ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Life is too difficult to go it alone; and in this vast openness of social media, being alone is even more isolating. But the good news is, some Hawaiʻi state leaders are doing ...

Most Kentuckians don’t know what a peer support specialist is — and, as HB 505 has made painfully clear, neither did the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Kimberley Moser. That misunderstanding has now pushed ...