Peer support specialist certification in South Carolina is handled through Addiction Professionals of South Carolina (APSC) — Peer Support Certification. Below are 6 verified resources for South Carolina — certification and training first, then peer organizations, support lines, and more.
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APSC Peer Support Specialist Certification (CPSS through APSC, via Certemy) — described by APSC as the required credential to offer peer support services at treatment facilities in South Carolina; the CPRS credential is for IC&RC reciprocity.
SC SHARE provides Peer Support Specialist Certification in collaboration with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health / BHDD Office of Mental Health.
Deaf services hotline (videophone). Available 24/7, statewide.
BHDD Office of Mental Health mobile crisis line. Available 24/7/365, toll-free, statewide.
South Carolina state affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Statewide consumer-run nonprofit staffed by people with lived experience, offering education, hope and support for mental illness, substance use or co-occurring issues.