Support and guidance provided by fellow Veterans with their own lived experience can help lead peers on a path to recovery.
For Veterans struggling with substance use problems, recovery is often uncharted territory.
Peer Support Training
If you are interested in becoming a certified peer support specialist, please review the options below:
Trained Peers can help fellow Veterans by:
- encouraging and motivating peers by instilling hope & providing social support.
- acting as an advocate and a role model, using their own recovery experiences.
- helping to build confidence and self-esteem.
- creating opportunities for growth and positive change.
What specific things do trained peers do?
- Create specific recovery goals to help keep Veterans invested in their recovery.
- Link Veterans with available resources and services that can help their personal recovery.
- Maintain regular contact with peer Veterans and help them work through barriers that may arise.
- Provide ideas and strategies on how to achieve and sustain recovery.
