Peer Support Workers in Emergency Departments: Engaging Individuals Surviving Opioid Overdoses

This is a report from the National Council for Behavioral Health that highlights how recovery community organizations and programs are employing peer support workers in the emergency department after opioid overdoses. Several program models are discussed in this document. 

Resource Type
Peer-reviewed Articles and Reports
Continuum of Care
Treatment
Recovery
Response Approach
Post-overdose response
Recovery coaching