Nine inmates at Buckingham Correctional Center recently became the first individuals incarcerated in a Virginia Department of Corrections facility to receive certification as Peer Recovery Specialists ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Cynthia Haley is not an EMT, but she responds to overdose calls alongside Roanoke Fire-EMS. As a registered peer recovery specialist with the Bradley Free Clinic, Haley uses her own ...

BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) –Nine inmates at the Buckingham Correctional Center were the first incarcerated individuals in a Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) facility to become certified ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — More help is coming to support people struggling with substance abuse and misuse in Fayette County and beyond through the launch of the state’s first Police and Peers Program.

U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mike Braun (R-IN), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, introduced legislation today to help peer support specialists serving ...

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – The recovery process looks different for each individual. One of the most helpful assets in that process can be peer recovery support specialists. Governor Morrisey applauds ...

(The Center Square) – Virginia hospitals are treating more patients for drug use disorder each year, as new federal legislation aims to expand peer recovery programs nationwide, according to new data ...

St. Albans man accused of abandoning pregnant dog inside camper, records say A Kanawha County man accused of abandoning a pregnant dog inside a camper has been arrested, court records said.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Sometimes life can take us on a journey we never expected to be on. But a Roanoke non-profit organization offers resources many may not know are available to them. From child ...

A bill meant to give peer support specialists a two-year reprieve from new credentialing requirements that threaten to put ...