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Peer Recovery Support Services (Podcast Series)

NCJ Number
309245
Date Published
2023
Annotation

This podcast series, hosted by the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), discusses Peer Recovery Support Services.

Abstract

In this podcast series, hosted by the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), discusses how two different organizations use Peer Recovery Support Services to strengthen the collaboration of their substance use, mental health, and law enforcement professionals and service provision from across the country. The podcast features Mickenzie Simmons, Behavioral Health Analyst at Altarum; Sadie Thompson of the Wellbeing Initiatives; and Rich Alexander of the Burlington County, New Jersey, Prosecutors Office. The series provides an overview of the program and the Sequential Intercept Model (Episode 1); discussions of the role of partnerships (Episode 2) and of the importance of equitable programming (Episode 3); a conversation on the sustainability of these programs (Episode 4); and a final thought on the podcast series (Episode 5).