peer support services
supporting recovery
The path to recovery can be long and winding. It often helps to have someone who has traveled the same road to point out the bumps, twists, and pitfalls along the way. Peer specialists provide this services for people recovering from mental illness or addiction.
A peer support specialist bring the empathy, compassion, and understanding that come from experience. And studies show that peer services support recovery and resiliency, making them an integral part of treatment.
At RACSB, we use peer specialists in many programs, including emergency services, crisis stabilization, psychosocial rehabilitation, and substance use disorder services.
Drop-In Support Groups:
Help is here when you need it most, with our peer-run support groups for individuals with substance use disorders. Come for all of the groups or show up when you need extra support.
Hunger for Hope
Fridays 3:30-4:30
Fredericksburg Clinic,
600 Jackson Street in Fredericksburg
Rock'N Recovery
Anxiety: What, Me Worry!?!
Tuesdays 3-4 p.m.
Fredericksburg Clinic
600 Jackson Street in Fredericksburg
Voices, Visions and Unusual Exerpiences
Wednesdays, 2-3:30 p.m.
Fridays, 3:30-5 p.m.
In person Wednesdays
Virtual Fridays
ABC's of Depression
Thursdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Fredericksburg Clinic, 600 Jackson Street in Fredericksburg, Va.
Hope & Healing
Tuesdays 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
A support group for individuals who have experienced trauma.
Mid-Week Peer Support
Wednesdays, Noon to 1 p.m.
A safe, general support group for people dealing with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
Peer Connections
Thursdays, 1-3 p.m.
A safe, confidential environment for those of us with mental health and/or substance use challenges to share and listen to one another.
Saturday Support & Share
Saturdays, Noon to 2 p.m. A general support group for those of us with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
Grief Support Group
Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. A support group for anyone experiencing grief. Grief may be a thing we all have in common, but it looks different on everyone. We don’t grieve just death but life, loss, change.
THE WOMEN’S ACT
This is a closed group for women who receive support from the Assertive Community Treatment team. It is a platform to connect you with others who are in recovery, and provides a safe space to ask questions, to speak freely, and to receive positive feedback from one another.
This group will meet Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.
Passcode: 606351
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