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SAMHSA News - September/October 2004, Volume 12, Number 5

Examples of Peer Support Services


  • Recovery support meetings: Peer-facilitated support groups

  • Peer case advocacy: Entitlement advocacy with Government agencies for public assistance

  • Life skills instruction: Courses on money management and saving money, nutrition classes, and workshops on renting an apartment and setting up utilities

  • Health and wellness: Classes in preventing HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases and workshops on relapse prevention

  • Education and career planning: Peer counseling for job readiness, interviewing skills, and appropriate attire. End of Article

« See Part 1: Peer-to-Peer Program Promotes Recovery

« See Part 2: Peer-to-Peer Program Promotes Recovery

« From the Administrator: The Promise of Recovery

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Inside This Issue

Peer-to-Peer Program Promotes Recovery
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  • Part 1
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  • Part 2
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  • From the Administrator: The Promise of Recovery
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  • Examples of Peer Support Services

    Iowa Has Lowest Drug Use Rate
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  • Chart—Past-Month Use

    Youth in the Justice System: Improving Services

    Strategic Action Plans Clarify SAMHSA Matrix

    Complexities of Co-Occurring Conditions Conference - Special Report

    Complexities of Co-Occurring Conditions Conference:
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  • Part 1
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  • Part 2
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  • Part 3

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  • Conference Panels:
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  • 4 Million Have Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness, Substance Abuse
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  • Center for Excellence
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  • Resources

    SAMHSA Appoints New Members to National Advisory Council

    President Announces $100 Million Award for Substance Abuse Treatment

    Resource Promotes Employment Despite Homelessness, Mental Illness

    SAMHSA "Short Reports" on Statistics

    In Brief…
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  • Building Bridges
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  • Mental Health, United States, 2002
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  • 2003 Survey Released

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