The National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers recognizes the critical role peer specialists play in recovery. In this two-hour event, seven panelists from the field addressed the challenges currently facing the workforce and explored how we can overcome obstacles to develop genuine communities of recovery.

Join us this National Recovery Month as we celebrate recovery and recognize those who help make it possible — like peer specialists!

Find more resources: thenationalcouncil.org/national-recovery-month/

Event Timestamp
• 01:25 Introduction – Alexandra Plante (moderator)   / alexandra-plante  
• 03:20 National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) Welcome – Marvin Ventrell   / mrvjd  
• 19:20 National Council for Mental Wellbeing Welcome – Philip Rutherford   / pxr  
• 26:05 Challenges and Solutions in the Peer Workforce – Elizabeth Burden   / burdenelizabeth  
• 42:35 Allyship and the Growing Lived Experience Workforce - Kevin Doyle   / kevin-doyle-91646515  
• 57:33 Cultures of Diversity and Inclusion for Peer Specialists – Andrew Williams   / andrew-williams-9254338  
• 1:17:20 Navigating Loss in Recovery Work – Cortney Lovell   / cortney-lovell-0894117a  
• 1:34:08 The Future of Peer Recovery – Cherene Caraco   / cherene-allen-caraco-b1a11738  
• 1:58:12 Closing Remarks

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