Certified Peer Support Specialists are individuals who have lived through mental health experiences. They are trained and certified by the State of Minnesota to provide person-centered services to others with mental health challenges or substance abuse issues. Peer Support Specialists hold a personal belief in recovery and a genuine interest in their peers’ recovery. Peers share their own recovery stories in ways that inspire and encourage them. They provide a model of recovery for others by personally demonstrating recovery is possible.
How can a Peer Support Specialist help me?
A Peer can empower you in using strengths to create a self-determined path to recovery, identifying and overcoming barriers to participation in community resources, building relationships, and supporting community-based activities such as work, relationships, and physical movement, among other things.