Real Support From Real People.

Family peer support centers on strengths, shared experience, and the belief that healing is possible. It softens that isolating sense many families feel in traditional mental health settings, the sense of carrying it alone or “no one really gets what this is like.”

Family Peer Support Specialists bring something rare and deeply grounding: lived experience as caregivers or family members of someone navigating mental health challenges or substance use. Because of that, they offer a kind of empathy and steadiness that helps families feel seen, supported, and less alone.

Family Peer Support Specialists are individuals who have cared for a loved one with mental health needs or co-occurring substance use and now use their insight to support other families. They complete state-approved training and show up ready to walk alongside families with understanding and respect.

By sharing their own journeys and modeling resilience, Family Peer Support Specialists help families build trust, reduce stigma, and recognize that recovery both for themselves and their loved one is possible.