Peer support specialist certification in Wisconsin is handled through Wisconsin DHS — Certified Peer Specialist / Certified Parent Peer Specialist. Below are 5 verified resources for Wisconsin — certification and training first, then peer organizations, support lines, and more.
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services certifies Certified Peer Specialists and Certified Parent Peer Specialists after a training course and exam; certification valid two years.
Statewide peer-support warmline operated by Mental Health America of Wisconsin under a DHS grant, staffed by certified peer specialists. Free and confidential; daily from noon to midnight as published in the DHS release.
Peer counselor run non-crisis line in Milwaukee (calls limited to fifteen minutes per the source listing).
Wisconsin state office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Peer run organization (all board, management, employees and volunteers identify as having experienced trauma, substance use or other difficult life circumstances) operating peer run respites and providing peer support services.