Peer support specialist certification in District of Columbia is handled through DC Department of Behavioral Health — Peer Specialist Certification Program. Below are 3 verified resources for District of Columbia — certification and training first, then peer organizations, support lines, and more.
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DC Department of Behavioral Health (Office of Consumer and Family Affairs) Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) certification: classroom training, 80-hour field practicum, written and oral exam; certification valid two years.
24-hour, seven-day-a-week line staffed by behavioral health professionals; can activate mobile crisis teams. 1(888)7WE-HELP / 1-888-793-4357; TTY 711.
DC consumer-run, peer-advocacy organization founded in 2003 (listed as Consumer Action Network in the National Empowerment Center consumer-run directory, which publishes phone 202-842-0001). 1029 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 810, Washington, DC 20005; hours Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00 per its own site, which publishes no phone.