Peer Support Services

Peer support specialist meeting with a client

What Is Peer Support?

Peer Support is a recovery-oriented service where a Certified Peer Support Specialist uses their own lived experience with mental health and/or substance use recovery to inspire hope, provide encouragement, and help individuals work toward their personal goals.

Not sure if you qualify?

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The 3 Core Pillars in Action

A strong foundation for recovery rests on three pillars.

01

Home

Stable and safe housing

  • A safe place, free from triggers
  • A foundation for healing
  • Lowers the risk of relapse
02

Purpose

Employment & meaningful activity

  • Job, school, or volunteer work
  • Builds routine & independence
  • Keeps you engaged, not isolated
03

Community

Social support

  • Real relationships & peer support
  • Fights isolation
  • Keeps you accountable & motivated

What Our Peer Support Specialists Are Trained to Do

Set real, achievable recovery goals
Master coping skills for stress, anxiety & triggers
Stay on track with treatment and appointments
Build confidence, independence & self-advocacy
Connect to housing, transportation & food resources
Find jobs, education & volunteer opportunities
Lead the way with real lived experience
Certified Peer Support Specialist Interested In Becoming Trained?

More Than Therapy or Case Management

Select a step to see how Peer Support helps.

Because progress starts with believing recovery is possible. We help reignite hope and motivation for whatever comes next.

There's no one-size-fits-all recovery. We support the goals and choices you set for yourself, at your own pace.

From coping strategies to daily routines, we teach practical skills you can lean on long after support ends.

Housing, transportation, food, and more. We connect you to real community resources so support goes beyond our walls.

We build the confidence and self-advocacy skills you need to speak up for yourself and take charge of your life.

Meaningful, judgment-free support that helps you feel seen, heard, and connected to people who understand.

You're not alone — recovery is possible.

Eligibility

Who Can Receive Peer Support Services?

Peer Support Services are available to Medicaid-insured adults with mental health and/or substance use challenges who want support in reaching their recovery goals.

To qualify, you must:

Be 18 years of age or older
Have active Medicaid coverage
Have a mental health and/or substance use diagnosis
Meet medical necessity criteria through a clinical assessment

Don't Have Medicaid? We May Still Be Able to Help!

Call ADLA, Inc. to learn about your options and how we can help you get connected to services. Recovery is possible — and you don't have to do it alone.

Call (919) 299-4450