Operational Support

Peer recovery support services (PRSS) are increasingly being offered across diverse criminal justice settings to address opioid and stimulant misuse and achieve positive outcomes. The power and potential of PRSS come from the unique roles that peers play, promoting both hope and pragmatic steps for change. As peer practitioners move into a variety of roles in the criminal justice system, programs need to carefully plan and prepare to integrate peer supports into their portfolio of services.

Peer recovery support services (PRSS) are increasingly offered across diverse criminal justice settings to address opioid and other substance misuse, and to achieve positive outcomes. The power and potential of PRSS comes from the unique roles that peers play, promoting both hope and pragmatic steps for change. This webinar:
• Presented models of peer recovery support from community health and public health settings.
• Explored the commonalities and differences between the philosophies, purposes, and tasks of community health workers and peer recovery support specialists.

On 12/16/2020 NJC, TJI and CCI conducted a virtual meeting to discuss progress under the grant.

On 10/21/2020 NJC, TJI and CCI conducted a virtual meeting to discuss progress under the grant.

On 09/16/2020 NJC, TJI and CCI conducted a virtual meeting to discuss progress under the grant.

On 08/19/2020 NJC, TJI and CCI conducted a virtual meeting to discuss progress under the grant.

On 07/15/2020 NJC, TJI and CCI conducted a virtual meeting to discuss progress under the grant.

IACP staff provided guidance on how to provide context and justification for a COVID-19 emergency relief fund in the site's Action Plan and budget.

IACP TTA staff reviewed the revised Action Plan and submitted it to BJA on the site's behalf on 10/23/2020.

IACP developed a list of programming and resources utilizing materials from University of Cincinnati, internal partners, and crimesolutions.gov.