ROCHESTER — When a person experiencing a drug overdose goes to the Mayo Clinic Hospital emergency department, they see the typical providers: doctors, nurses. But they're also given the opportunity to ...

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.

Recovery-oriented mental health services — those in which consumers actively participate in selecting services and developing treatment plans while working toward recovery — are increasingly viewed as ...

Driving by, you wouldn’t realize that the Horizon House in Duluth had so much transformation happening inside. There is space for 10 men who are living in recovery. In the past six months, Horizon ...

DANIELS — Being a role model is taxing work, especially when being one helps people battling addiction find that road to sobriety, so these role models are coming together this week in Raleigh County ...

A new Kentucky law that stands to put many peer support specialists out of work should be declared “void and unenforceable,” ...

Bringing down high electric bills for people statewide is a big priority for House Democrats in this years legislative session. Ohio bills cut property taxes, but school funding remains a concern In ...

Nine inmates at Buckingham Correctional Center recently became the first individuals incarcerated in a Virginia Department of Corrections facility to receive certification as Peer Recovery Specialists ...

The Hawaiʻi Office of Wellness and Resilience has released a new framework report that will be used to guide the development, ...

The Howard County Library System is offering free opportunities for people experiencing substance or alcohol use to connect with Certified Peer Recovery Specialists in partnership with the Howard ...

A new peer-to-peer effort to support overwhelmed Routt County residents and prevent mental health crises will kick off this ...