article Partner Resources for Supporting the Peer Workforce
Published: January 24, 2025
Peer support workers are people who have experienced recovery and help others experiencing similar situations. Through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment, peer support workers help people become and stay engaged in the recovery process. Peer support services embedded in recovery support and homeless service organizations can effectively extend the reach of treatment beyond the clinical setting into the everyday environment.
Understanding Peer Roles
- The Role of the Peer Specialist | SAMHSA Peer Recovery Center of Excellence [PDF]
- Defining Peer Support Worker Job Roles and Tasks | SAMHSA Peer Recovery Center of Excellence [PDF]
- Core Competencies for Peer Workers | SAMHSA [HTML]
- National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification | SAMHSA [PDF]
Supporting the Peer Workforce
- Recovery Friendly Workplace Toolkit | SAMHSA Peer Recovery Center of Excellence [PDF]
- Building Organizational Readiness | SAMHSA Peer Recovery Center of Excellence [PDF]
- Measuring Peer Recovery Outcomes | SAMHSA Peer Recovery Center of Excellence [PDF]
- Medicaid Reimbursement for Peer Support Services | SAMHSA Peer Recovery Center of Excellence [PDF]
- Frequently Asked Questions on Medicaid and CHIP Coverage of Peer Support Services | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [PDF]
Expanding the Reach of Peer Support
- Expanding Peer Support Roles in Homeless Services Delivery | SAMHSA Homeless and Housing Resource Center [HTML]
- Peers Across SOAR | SAMHSA SOAR TA Center [HTML]
- Supporting Integration of Peer Recovery Support Services in HIV Treatment and Prevention Settings | SAMHSA Peer Recovery Center of Excellence [PDF]
- Expanding Peer Support and Supporting the Peer Workforce in Mental Health | SAMHSA [PDF]
- Peer Support Services in Crisis Care | SAMHSA [PDF]
- Recognizing the Role of Peers in Recovery for Veterans | SAMHSA [HTML]

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Classification
- Topic
- Mental Health: Mental health treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Substance Use: Substance use prevention
- Substance Use: Substance use treatment
- Supportive Services: Peer Services / Supports
- Language
- English