National peer run training and technical assistance center for addiction recovery support - one world recovery network (OWRN), a peer-led, black-led, woman-led recovery community organization (RCO),…

National peer run training and technical assistance center for addiction recovery support - one world recovery network (OWRN), a peer-led, black-led, woman-led recovery community organization (RCO), will coordinate a national peer-run training and technical assistance center for addiction recovery support (CARS) with efforts driven by a national steering committee composed of persons with lived experience in recovery from substance use disorders. CARS aims to play a leading role in successfully integrating recovery support services into a myriad of traditional and non-traditional organizational and community settings and building leadership and capacity to implement recovery support services in underserved and historically excluded communities. OWRN will collaborate with six supporting organizations from the current peer recovery center of excellence with deep expertise and experience in training and technical assistance (TTA) delivery and recovery support services to implement the project: the university of missouri kansas city, the university of wisconsin, the university of texas, the national council for behavioral health, the association for recovery schools, and the association of recovery in higher education. Supporting organizations will also mentor & build the capacity of rcos and peer-run organizations (PROS) who already provide localized, tailored TTA in their geographic areas. OWRN will establish these rcos/PROS as regional recovery hubs to provide culturally relevant TTA & expand the engagement of CARS at the grassroots level. Leveraging the capacity of multiple institutions, this peer-run center will serve four major groups: a) peer support workers and networks, B) rcos/PROS, C) state officials, including certification boards and single state authorities, and C) other organizations in the ecosystem of recovery. CARS anticipates serving 6,262 individuals over 5 years (Y1-1,000; Y2-1,248; Y3-1,298; Y4-1,348; and Y5-1,368) and will collect performance measures through samhsa's government performance and results act (GPRA) as well as outcome and process evaluations. Proposed activities will address three major service gaps: 1) the dearth of infrastructure and resources for robust peer workforce development; 2) the need to build recovery-rich communities across myriad service settings and purpose-focused settings; and 4) the shortage of mechanisms to disseminate existing and future recovery support evidence-based practices. Four goals for addressing these gaps are: 1) to enhance the capacity & effectiveness of the general peer workforce by developing & providing targeted TTA in peer support certification, digital recovery, & comprehensive professional support including financing, supervision, workplace culture, & career development; 2) to promote comprehensive recovery solutions across various service settings by developing & providing specialized TTA for court, corrections, & RE-entry programs, clinical treatment, recovery housing, & rcos/PROS; 3) to foster & support recovery in purpose-focused environments by developing & providing specialized TTA for recovery-ready workplaces, recovery in higher education, & recovery in high schools; and 4) to strengthen the foundation of recovery practices by providing comprehensive TTA that supports both research-based evidence & practice-based research across the core topic area. Key activities will include conducting capacity/needs assessments and environmental scans; develop and maintain a web-based resource library; providing TTA to requesters; create and disseminate toolkits, curricula, podcasts, online courses, and other resources; host webinars, policy academies, and other in-person and virtual educational and leadership development events.