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Recorded on June 5, 2023
Peer recovery support services (PRSS) are increasingly offered across diverse community, criminal justice, and healthcare settings to address opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders, as well as mental health and co-occurring disorders. This session will explore considerations for developing culturally responsive Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) specific to Native American populations, to include the Wellbriety Movement, founded by White Bison, whose mission is to “disseminate culturally based principles, values, and teaching to support healthy community development and servant leadership, and to support healing from alcohol, substance use, co-occurring disorders, and intergenerational trauma.” We will highlight the Warrior Down Program, a peer-to-peer program designed to assist Native Americans by providing support and resources to assist them on their path to recovery, with a goal of reducing recidivism.