SAMHSA releases model standards for peer support certification programs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today released for people who help others address a substance use or mental health issue through their own lived experience. Forty-nine states have endorsed or run peer certification programs since SAMHSA released in 2015. The national model standards are not intended as a substitute for any state certifications, but guidance for states and others 鈥渢o promote quality and encourage alignment and reciprocity across often disparate state peer support certifications,鈥 the agency .
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