Financing Peer Recovery Support: Opportunities to Enhance the SUD Peer Workforce

A new report, released by SAMHSA, explores the financing, utilization, and regulatory structures of providing peer recovery support services (PRSS) for substance use disorder (SUD) recovery process within federal grant programs and state Medicaid programs. This report identifies challenges and opportunities to finance and strengthen the PRSS workforce. It also provides a description of the variation in peer recovery rates, supervision, credentialing, and substance use disorder vs mental health.

You can find it here: https://www.samhsa.gov/cfriutm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=935ab5c617EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_08_05_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-935ab5c617-[LIST_EMAIL_ID]

In addition, SAMHSA also released a webinar covering the same topic. You can access the webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyMr6SA5Hy4