Minda Brown is one of Olmsted County's 62 certified peer recovery specialists who help people navigate recovery from addiction. Kyros Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Minda Brown pours a glass of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wisconsin Secure Program Facility in Boscobel, a maximum security prison where the peer specialist program started. | Photo courtesy Wisconsin Department of Corrections William Bowers is incarcerated ...

Sometimes what seems like the worst thing in life turns out to be the turning point for something better. For Philip Cooper, that rang true when he was convicted and sentenced to nearly four years in ...

THEY'VE BEEN THERE: From left, Philip Cooper, Jenna Woodman, Dillon Moss and Brandon Manson are part of the peer support specialist team in the Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery ...

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 ...

WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. AFTER A WHILE, I JUST DUG INTO THE FACT THAT I WAS TIRED AND WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS DUANE BRADLEY. WHILE HE DESCRIBES HIS BATTLE WITH DRUG ...