Incorporating Equity into Peer Recovery Services: Examples and Considerations

Objectives

• Introduce the concept of health equity in the context of peer recovery services (e.g., peer recovery coaches and doulas)

• Highlight best practices in and considerations for developing and operating equitable peer recovery services.

• Learn about an innovative support model that centers equity in maternal and child (MCH) substance use, mental health, and birth outcomes.

• Discuss recent state and federal policy proposals to increase equity in and access to the MCH behavioral and perinatal health workforce.

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