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Implementing and Sustaining Peer Support: The Recovery Workforce Learning Collaborative (RWLC)

By: Maria E. Restrepo-Toro, BSN, MS Chyrell D. Bellamy, PhD, MSW Graziela Reis, MPH, BS Sai Snigdha Talluri, PhD, CRC, LPC Megan Evans, PhD Yale School of Medicine
April 21st, 2026
appreciative inquiry, learning collaborative, lived experience, organizational readiness, peer support, recovery supports, recovery-oriented care, Spring 2026 Issue, systems change, workforce development
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The integration of peer recovery support specialists represents a significant shift in behavioral health systems. Peers offer unique perspectives and authenticity that strengthen recovery-oriented systems of care (Davidson et al., 2021). Drawing on lived experience, they bring insights that support...

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