Efforts are underway to expand peer recovery options for Hoosiers dealing with mental health issues and substance use disorder. Governor Holcomb announced this week that more than a million dollars in federal funding has been made available to add at least 40 full- and part-time peer recovery specialists at 16 recovery-based organizations around the state.
It’s part of a partnership between the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction and Mental Health America of Indiana. Indiana Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement Douglas Huntsinger notes that the expansion comes at a time when COVID-19 has caused an increase in feeling of anxiety and isolation while at the same time limiting access to treatment and recovery services.
More information about recovery-based organizations can be found at IndianaRecoveryNetwork.org.
