Think of peer support like a bridge
It bridges the gap in services between provider and patient, between medical and emotional needs. It is a great supplement to treatment for any condition, disease, or disorder, no matter how intense. It never hurts to meet someone else who can validate what you are going through and show you that it IS possible to get through it. Most importantly, you don’t have to go through it alone.
CPRS
When people find their way to wellness and recovery from mental illness or substance use disorder (or both), they often want to share what they’ve found with others. In Tennessee, you can get a job providing peer support and helping others on their road to recovery.
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Peer Support Centers
When people find their way to wellness and recovery from mental illness or substance use disorder (or both), they often want to share what they’ve found with others.
Read MoreLifeline Coordinators and Tennessee Recovery Navigators
The Lifeline Peer Project uses Lifeline Coordinators to reduce the stigma related to addiction and help people find recovery from substance use disorder. Lifeline Coordinators are Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (CPRS’s) who speak publicly about their own personal recovery journey and work in their region to help start recovery meetings such as Celebrate Recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and other self-help support groups.
Tennessee Recovery Navigators are Certified Peer Recovery Specialists in long-term recovery from substance use disorder who help people get into treatment and recovery. They meet patients in Emergency Departments who have recently overdosed and use their own lived experience to connect with them and then help them get into the treatment they need. The goal is to break the cycle of overdose and help people find recovery.
