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This is the final blog post in our three part series about peer specialists (PSs). In our first post, we discussed a brief overview of PSs and in our second we highlighted best practices of PSs based on research and interviews from current PSs in Northern Colorado.

In our first post, we discussed a brief overview of who PSs are: an individual who combines their lived expertise of recovery from mental illness and/or addiction with formal training to provide nonclinical recovery support services.

Recovery from substance use and/or mental health is a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

We can help! Colorado is releasing a bevy of behavioral health grants! This post serves as an overview of some of the major new funding

Highlights The scale of the opioid epidemic continues to outpace the resources available to both providers and individuals seeking treatment for substance use disorder (SUD).

One of the big frontiers right now in behavioral health is measurement and quality. One of the first things people ask before they send a

“This [contingency management] has increased my client engagement by 100%,” states one case manager in a survey. It’s something that “gives clients another reason to

My name is Madeline Gray, I am a Behavioral Health Consultant at Steadman. I’m excited to share with you my experience in behavioral health crisis