There are many ways to recover from problematic substance use. Some people find success through traditional methods such as 12-step programs, talk therapy and medication. Others find success through alternative methods such as yoga and meditation.
Mountain Maryland Forward works in Allegany and Garrett counties to provide another key element in this process: A path to employment that will help affirm a person’s self-worth and participation in the wider community.
Recovery is Good Business: Why Hire People In Recovery?
Recovery is Good Business
Addressing Stigma
US DOL
An update on supported employment for people with severe mental illness
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Creating a Recovery Supportive Workplace
BeHERE Initiative
DOL Employment and Training Administration
Department of Labor (DOL)
Employing and Managing People with Substance Use Addictions
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Ending Addiction Stigma
Shatterproof
Finding a Job While in Recovery
AddictionHelp.com
Provide Support (through Employee Assistance Programs)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA)
Recovery-Ready Workplace
US DOL
Center for Hope & Healing (Allegany)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Western Maryland
Alternative Drug & Alcohol Counseling
Alternative Drug & Alcohol Counseling (ADAC)
Courage to Climb
Courage to Climb
Cumberland Comprehensive Treatment Center
Cumberland Comprehensive Treatment Center
Garrett Health Dept SUD Program
Garrett County Health Department
Garrett Treatment Center
Outpatient treatment
Outreach Recovery
Outreach: Addiction Treatment with Compassion
Western Maryland Recovery Services
Western Maryland Recovery Services
A pilot test of a peer navigator intervention for improving the health of individuals with serious mental illness
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
CCAR – Addiction Recovery Training
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR)
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS)
Maryland Addiction & Behavioral-Health Professionals Certification Board (MABPCB)
FORE: Supporting the Building and Recovery Peer Workforce (2023)
Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)
National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA)
Peer support services in the behavioral healthcare workforce: State of the field
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Peer Workers in the Behavioral and Integrated Health Workforce: Opportunities and Future Directions
American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM)
Hope Station (Allegany), Mountain Haven (Garrett County)
Office of Consumer Advocates
Massie Unit (Allegany)
Allegany County Department of Health
The Possibility Shop
AHEC/Healing Allegany
Allegany House
Allegany County Department of Health
City Reach Church/Hope Homes
City Reach
Dove Center
Dove Center
12-Step Meetings
Fort Recovery
Find a support group
SMART Recovery
PA Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A)
PA Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A)
Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA)
FindHelp (formerly Aunt Bertha)
FindHelp
Peer Support Workers for those in Recovery (SAMHSA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA)
ROADMAP TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Guide to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Service
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Substance Use Disorder Toolkit
Rural Health Information Hub
Toolkit for peer recovery specialists
Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA)
Disrupting Stigma
NCSACW
How Bad Is It – Really? Stigma Against Drug Use and Recovery in the United States – April 2022
PA Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A)
Reducing the Stigma of Addiction
Johns Hopkins
Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA)
Peer Support Workers for those in Recovery (SAMHSA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminstration (SAMHSA)
Substance Use Disorder Toolkit
Rural Health Information Hub
Toolkit for peer recovery specialists
Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA)