Technical Assistance (TA) plays a vital role in fostering knowledge exchange, skill enhancement, and overall capacity building within various fields. In the context of the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence (PR CoE), TA serves as a fundamental tool to enhance substance use peer recovery support services (PRSS). But what exactly does TA entail?
At its core, TA is the transfer of knowledge, expertise, and resources from one party to another. This exchange can take various forms, including sharing information, distributing educational resources, providing skills training, mentorship, project consultation, networking opportunities, curriculum development, and more. TA acts as a bridge, connecting individuals and organizations with valuable insights and tools that empower them to excel in their respective fields.
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The PR CoE operates as a hub for TA, offering support in five key areas: integrating peer services into diverse settings, building the capacity of Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs), developing the peer recovery workforce, increasing access to evidence-based practices, and incorporating the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion into the work of peers. These focus areas underscore the CoE’s commitment to enhancing the quality and effectiveness of peer support services.
Requests for TA are not limited to specific entities; individuals, organizations, communities, and even entire states can seek assistance from
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from the PR CoE. The flexibility in accepting requests allows the center to cater to a wide range of needs within the realm of peer support.
One of the primary objectives of TA provided by the PR CoE is to facilitate the integration of PRSS into diverse settings. This integration involves adapting peer support strategies to various environments, ensuring that individuals struggling with substance use challenges receive effective and empathetic assistance regardless of their circumstances. By offering guidance and resources, the PR CoE empowers organizations to implement peer support programs that are tailored to their unique contexts.
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This month, we are bringing you another conversation with one of our organizational stakeholders. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Mo of Straight Up Care.
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| NOVEMBER 15
Peer Recovery Support Specialists: Who Legitimizes Us? Building Credibility Beyond Existing Systems
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| NOVEMBER 22
Peer Supervisors: Building Horizontal Organizational Power Structures
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The Peer Recovery CoE, along with our Steering Committee member, Michael King, are pleased to announce our latest Organizational Stakeholders of the Month! Each month, we will select a few of our stakeholders in order to highlight their incredible work at our monthly stakeholder calls, in the newsletter, and our podcast. Learn more about our featured stakeholders below.
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Project Nurture provides prenatal care and harm reduction-focused substance use treatment strategies and support for individuals at any stage of pregnancy. Project Nurture’s hope is to engage pregnant people in services as early in their pregnancy as possible. Services extend past pregnancy to include caring for parents and their infants for up to a year postpartum.
Project Nurture’s goals are centered around the people they serve, with a primary focus on providing holistic, comprehensive wrap-around care, instilling hope and supporting individuals in achieving their personal goals.
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Mary Hall Freedom Village, founded in June 1996, addresses the need for residential substance treatment services for women in the Metro-Atlanta area. The Freedom Village began providing housing to homeless women, children, veterans, and families.
Since its humble beginnings of one apartment and two women,
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Mary Hall Freedom Village currently provides housing and services to over 250 women and over 80 children on any given day, restoring over 1,000 lives annually, and has served over 18,000 women since 1996. The organization began with a focus on recovery, but has since grown into a well-respected, highly recognized program that focuses on freeing women and children from the cycle of homelessness, poverty, mental illness, and addiction.
With over 30 services offered such as career development, child care, reunification, veteran housing and employment, as well as behavioral health and wellness services, women are provided the tools and resources to recover.
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Recovery Related News, Events & Resources
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Funding for this initiative was made possible by grant no. 1H79TI083022 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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