Building a Scalable Peer Support Workforce

The shortage of behavioral health professionals is a pressing issue, but our community is rich with resilient individuals who have navigated and worked their way to recovery. Many are eager to make a difference, and we’re making it possible. We harness this invaluable experience to create meaningful, high-impact jobs, transforming personal recovery stories into a powerful force for community support.

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Our impact on the Peer career fields of form

Since April 2021, we’ve led the growth of Texas Peer Specialists in the two primary certification paths–Mental Health Peer Specialist and Recovery Support Peer Specialist. There has been over 200% growth in those two career fields since we’ve launched our customer service and training programs.

Line chart: Growth in Texas Peer Specialists between April 2021 and December 2024. RSPS and MHPS counts rose from about 250 to over 1,000, marked at 50%, 100%, 150% and 200% growth. Started in April 2021: PeerForce was created to help people navigate the process of becoming Peer Specialists, to fund training, and to connect Peers to employment and supervision opportunities. Started in September 2021: Peer Academy was created to expand training opportunities, including the creation of new programs in order to build the strongest and most resilient Peer professionals in Texas.
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Peer Academy

Peer Academy is a Texas-certified training team dedicated to providing comprehensive training and certification for Peer Specialists in Texas. Since 2020, we’ve been the largest trainer of Peer Specialists in Texas.  Our trainings equip individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide effective peer support to those earlier in their recovery journeys.

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