Certification of Peer Support Specialists involves education on to leverage their lived experience in their personal long term recovery from mental health challenges, substance use disorder, and involvement in the criminal justice system to assist others walking the same path. People who are parents or primary caretakers of a person in long term recovery for these reasons and have navigated the system with them on their behalf, may also become certified.
CHWs are front-line healthcare workers trained in health education and advocacy who assist people with varied aspects of navigating the healthcare system and mitigating challenges to optimal social determinants of health as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services are those non-medical aspects of life that affect quality of life and health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. These are listed as
At Peer Solutions it is our mission to improve the SDoH of our community members in order to reduce avoidable cyclical involvement in emergency services.
Sometimes we need a little guidance and encouragement on a more basic level. Addressing Social Determinants of Health may be as simple as deciding on a path and finding the steps to begin our next journey. Peer Solutions wants our neighbors to thrive, not just survive.
Our tutoring program was developed by a tutor trained in elementary, middle, high school and college level tutoring. Our Director of Educational Services is passionate about aiding those for whom traditional education creates barriers. We know that school performance isn't a reflection of intelligence, passion, inner beauty, or intrinsic worth. We aim to remove or reduce this barrier to our students' chosen path. Our tutoring services are tailored to people who require personalized learning environments, including people with mental health challenges, people who are neurodivergent, and adult learners.
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