Peer support specialist certification in North Carolina is handled through North Carolina CPSS Program — NCDHHS / UNC School of Social Work. Below are 4 verified resources for North Carolina — certification and training first, then peer organizations, support lines, and more.
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North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) program: NCDHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services, overseen on its behalf by the UNC School of Social Work.
Statewide peer warmline (operated by Promise Resource Network). Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, free and confidential.
North Carolina state affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Peer-run organization operating peer-run respites in Charlotte and Raleigh and the statewide North Carolina Peer Warmline.