Peer support specialists offer hope through shared experience

A person’s substance use disorder (SUD) or mental health recovery journey may include a therapist, counselor, social worker, psychiatrist, or other trained professionals. It can also include a peer support specialist. Peer support specialists have similar life experiences with the people they serve. For example, they may also be in recovery or they might be […]

Peer support helps people experiencing homelessness overcome vaccine hesitancy

By: Julie Showers During Blanchet House of Hospitality’s lunch and dinner hours, you will find Jennifer Coon on the sidewalk talking with guests in line for food. A petite woman in a yellow safety vest, Coon offers assistance to people struggling to survive in downtown Portland. And she is busy. Within one hour, she brought […]