Psychosocial Supports

These FAQs provide clarification regarding federal policy on coverage of peer support services.

This report was developed to provide a state-by-state analysis of Medicaid reimbursement specifically for peer support services, including peer recovery support services for substance use disorders and mental health peer support services.

This Impact Report offers the most up-to-date data on Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs), which continue to improve access to mental health and substance use treatment and care in urban and rural communities

This issue brief offers valuable information to State Mental Health Authorities about the benefits of peer support and inclusion of the peer workforce throughout the behavioral health continuum. The document highlights current standards and best practices for including peer support workers as an essential component of services delivery for mental and co-occurring disorders, like substance use disorder.

This model standards guidance document, SAMHSA's National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification, is prepared in response to President Biden's 2022 Unity Agenda. This document outlines model standards for substance use disorder, mental health, and family/youth peer support certification.

This four-module toolkit offers strategies to develop peer support specialist programs for parents affected by substance use—whose children and families are involved with child welfare.

This NIDA web page includes on an overview of available research on substance use among the LGBTQ+ population.

This NIDA web page includes facts and figures on addressing substance use disorders in the prison population.

This two-page pocket guide includes facts and a checklist for all practitioners seeking to prescribe buprenorphine.

This quick start guide includes facts and a checklist for all practitioners seeking to prescribe buprenorphine.