Peer support specialist certification in Arizona is handled through AHCCCS Office of Individual and Family Affairs — Peer/Recovery Support Specialist Credentialing. Below are 9 verified resources for Arizona — certification and training first, then peer organizations, support lines, and more.
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Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) credentialing for Peer/Recovery Support Specialists: completion of an AHCCCS-recognized training program and competency exam.
Tribal warm line for American Indian community members in Arizona; confidential, non-emergency peer/family support.
Arizona statewide crisis line (HOPE). Call 844-534-4673; text 44673 (4HOPE).
Arizona warm line: confidential, non-emergency peer support.
Regional warm line for Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz and Yuma Counties, staffed by trained peer and family support teams; confidential, non-emergency.
County warm line for Gila and Maricopa Counties, staffed by trained peer and family support teams; confidential, non-emergency.
County warm line for Pima County, staffed by trained peer and family support teams; confidential, non-emergency.
Arizona state affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Community service agency staffed by people with lived experience, serving Maricopa County since 2005: peer support, family support, peer employment services and recovery programs. 212 East Osborn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012.