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Lawmakers hear proposal to create peer support positions for housing stability
Summary
A brief bill to establish peer support roles focused on housing stability was introduced to the House Human Services Committee; members discussed certification, Medicaid funding hurdles, and how peer roles have been used in mental-health and substance-use services.
A sponsor introduced a short bill to establish paid peer support positions focused on housing stability and homelessness during the House Human Services Committee meeting.
The sponsor described peer support as an evidence-based approach used in mental-health and substance-use services that pairs people with lived experience with clients to provide coaching, hope, and navigation assistance. “It’s…
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