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Recovery coaches ask lawmakers for $1.25M in opioid-abatement funds to sustain peer programs in prisons and probation
Summary
Turning Point directors and recovery coaches told the House Corrections committee that peer recovery coaching, started in Rutland in 2016, reduces recidivism and overdose risk; they requested $1.25M in FY27 opioid-abatement funds and renewal of $800,000 in prevention funding to keep programs running statewide.
Witnesses from Turning Point Centers and community recovery organizations told the House Corrections & Institutions Committee on Feb. 11 that peer recovery coaching in correctional facilities and probation/parole settings helps people stay engaged in treatment, connect with housing and employment, and reduces returns to custody.
Tracy Hauck, director of the Turning Point Center at Rutland, described a case study of an individual who has been clean for two years after sustained contact with recovery coaching and urged the legislature to renew $800,000 in prevention funds and to appropriate…
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