Peer support specialist certification in Texas is handled through Texas Certification Board — Peer Specialist Certifications (MHPS, RSPS, PRSS, JI-RPS, PSS). Below are 8 verified resources for Texas — certification and training first, then peer organizations, support lines, and more.
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Texas Certification Board (under Texas HHSC rules for Medicaid peer services) certifies Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS), Recovery Support Peer Specialist (RSPS), Peer Recovery Support Specialist (PRSS), JI-RPS and Peer Support Specialist (PSS); applications via Certemy.
Peer support warmline: 1-844-755-4673 (HOPE). Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 4 pm - 10 pm.
Tarrant County warmline (English). M - F 8 am - 5 pm.
Tarrant County warmline (Spanish). M - F 8 am - 5 pm.
Recovery support line. M - F 9 am - 9 pm CST.
Peer-driven and peer-led Recovery Community Organization in Dallas: recovery coaching, peer leadership development, 160+ support groups per month, family support, and employment and housing resources. 3116 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX 75215; hours Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat 9am-3pm.
Texas state affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Established Texas's first statewide training and certification program for Mental Health Peer Specialists (note: Via Hope ceased training programs effective 8/1/2025, per its site).