Guidelines: Peer Support Services Toolkit

Peer support is one of many strategies commonly used to help supplement behavioral health system capacity and help people recover from behavioral health challenges. Peer support services complement—not duplicate or replace—behavioral health treatment.

Implementing an effective peer support program involves an intentional progression of stages—internal organizational preparation and planning, implementation, ongoing monitoring and assessment and sustaining—to ensure the program provides mutual support and empowers participants to achieve their recovery goals.

HAP’s Peer Support Services Toolkit provides resources to support hospitals and health systems in establishing peer support programs and integrating peer specialists into care teams.

 

 

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Topics: Access to Care, Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder

Revision Date: 2/10/2025

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