Kansas Peer Support Resources 

This list is for YOU, Kansas peers! Check out the information and resources below to find information and support for the amazing work you do each day.  

Kansas Certified Peer Training and Certification

Certified Peer Support Specialist Cerification (Mental Health recovery) (ks.gov) 
Kansas Certified Peer Mentor Certification (SUD recovery) (ks.gov)
Kansas Certified Parent Peer Support Specialist Certification (web page coming soon!)
Kansas Certified Peer Training online (getlearnworlds.com)

Advocacy

Disability Rights Center of Kansas (drckansas.org)
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (https://kcdcinfo.ks.gov/home)
Consumer Rights (https://kdads.ks.gov/kdads-commissions/behavioral-health/consumer-rights)
Kansas Mental Health Coalition (wildapricot.org)
Kansas Mental Health Coalition - 2023 Kansas Mental Health Advocacy Day (wildapricot.org)
Self Advocate Coalition of Kansas (sackonline.org)
Treatment Advocacy Center (www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org)
Home - National Empowerment Center (power2u.org)

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) 

Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas, Inc. (acmhck.org)
Kansas CMHC Map (https://acmhck.org/resources/cmhc-map/)

Crisis intervention and Suicide Prevention

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (https://kdads.ks.gov/988)
Kansas | Suicide Prevention Resource Center (https://www.sprc.org/states/kansas)
Suicide Prevention | The University of Kansas Health System (https://www.kansashealthsystem.com/health-resources/suicide-prevention)

Job Search-Online

KANSASWORKS (https://www.kansasworks.com/)

Kansas

Kansas Consumer Advisory Council For Adult Mental Health (https://kansascac.org/)
Consumer-Run Organizations in Kansas (https://kdads.ks.gov/provider-home/providers/peer-support-services/cros)
Clubhouse – Breakthrough House (https://breakthroughhouse.org/clubhouse/)
Kansas Clubhouse Coalition | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/kansasclubhousecoalition/)
National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Kansas (https://namikansas.org/)
DCCCA - Improving Lives (https://www.dccca.org/)
KDADS Behavioral Health Services Commission (https://kdads.ks.gov/kdads-commissions/behavioral-health)
Governor's Behavioral Health Services Planning Council (https://kdads.ks.gov/kdads-commissions/behavioral-health/gbhspc)

National Peer Support Resources

C4 Innovations - Community & Behavioral Health | Recovery | Social Change (c4innovates.com)
Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery (https://copelandcenter.com/)
The Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) | Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery (https://copelandcenter.com/wellness-recovery-action-plan-wrap)
Copeland Center Trainings | doorstowellbeing (https://www.doorstowellbeing.org/copeland-center-trainings)
SAMHSA Peer Recovery Center of Excellence (https://www.samhsa.gov/peer-recovery-center-of-excellence)

Overcoming Barriers to Employment Through Accommodations

 RETAINWORKS (https://retainworks.org/)
Heartland Works, Inc. (workforcecenters.com)
Peer Specialist Supervisor (PSS) - PeerForce (https://peerforce.org/peer-specialist-supervisor)
Peer Services Toolkit (mhanational.org)
HANDBOOK-Employer-BHSD-3-17-21-FINAL.pdf (nmrecovery.org)
Resources – New Mexico Recovery Project (nmrecovery.org)
PeerIntegrationToolKit-DigitalFinal.pdf (https://oasas.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2019/08/PeerIntegrationToolKit-DigitalFinal.pdf)
Model Policy Considerations for Peer Support Employers: Substance Use Recurrence Webinar Materials | RCORPTA (rcorp-ta.org)
Center for Peer Support | Mental Health America (mhanational.org)
National Certified Peer Specialist (NCPS) Certification-- Get Certified! | Mental Health America (mhanational.org)
Mid-America MHTTC | Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network (mhttcnetwork.org)
MHA Peer Programs | Mental Health America (mhanational.org)
Peer Recovery CoE (peerrecoverynow.org)
Transtheoretical model of behaviour change - Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine
Understanding MI August 2019 (motivationalinterviewing.org)
Find Answers About Serious Mental Illness - SMI Adviser (https://smiadviser.org)
educational webinars (smiadviser.org)
WSU Community Engagement Institute (https://communityengagementinstitute.org/)
Mental Health First Aid (https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/)


Parents, Youth and Families

Youth Leaders in Kansas (YLinK) (https://kdads.ks.gov/kdads-commissions/behavioral-health/ylink)
National Federation of Families, Family Voice, Family Peer Support (ffcmh.org)
Parents and Families | SAMHSA (https://www.samhsa.gov/brss-tacs/recovery-support-tools/parents-families)
Value of Peers Infographics: Parent Support (https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/programs_campaigns/brss_tacs/family-parent-caregiver-support-behavioral-health-2017.pdf)
Keys for Networking, Inc. (https://www.keys.org/)
Families Together, Inc. (familiestogetherinc.org)
Pre-Employment Transition Services | Families Together, Inc. (familiestogetherinc.org)
FREDLA (https://www.fredla.org/about-fredla/)

Policy and Insurance Info

National Federation of Families, Family Voice, Family Peer Support (ffcmh.org)
Parents and Families | SAMHSA (https://www.samhsa.gov/brss-tacs/recovery-support-tools/parents-families)

Prevention 

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html)
Home - Kansas Prevention Collaborative (https://kansaspreventioncollaborative.org/)
PreventionWorKS - Kansas Prevention Collaborative (https://kansaspreventioncollaborative.org/preventionworks-2/)

Professional Supervision, Workforce, Program Development 

Participation Guidelines for Individuals with Lived Experience and Family | SAMHSA
Recovery and Recovery Support | SAMHSA
Core Competencies for Peer Workers | SAMHSA
Peer Support Toolkit - DBHIDS (https://dbhids.org/about/organization/planning-innovation/peer-culture-and-community-inclusion-unit/peer-support-toolkit)
Peer Support Toolkit PDF (dbhids.org)

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services (https://kdads.ks.gov/kdads-commissions/behavioral-health/services-and-programs/substance-use-disorder-treatment-services)
Substance Abuse Center of Kansas (sackansas.org)
Heartland Regional Alcohol & Drug Assessment Center (hradac.com)
Kansas City Drug & Alcohol Rehab | Midwest Recovery Centers (https://www.midwestrecoverycenters.com/)
Oxford House Kansas – self-run, self-supported recovery houses (https://oxfordhousekansas.org/)
Opioid Response Network (https://opioidresponsenetwork.org/)
Drug Court - KS Courts

Web Search

https://211kansas.myresourcedirectory.com/
Looking for help? United Way 211 can help. (unitedwayplains.org)
findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care

Additional Resource Questions?

Revised June 1, 2023, by  Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)

Behavioral Health Services Commission, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)
Zac.wilson@ks.gov 
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