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Hanover CSB outlines plan to expand peer services, proposes Lead Peer Recovery Specialist role
Summary
CSB staff reported a strategic plan to expand peer services, including creating a Lead Peer Recovery Specialist and pursuing DBHDS approval of a Step‑VA carry‑over spending plan before county implementation.
Dr. Gabriella Caldwell‑Miller told the Programming Committee that staff "have worked on a strategic plan for expanding peer services, which includes creating a Lead Peer Recovery Specialist to supervise the peer staff." The update said staff are coordinating with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) on a spending plan for carry‑over Step‑VA peer funds; once DBHDS approves the plan, Hanover County staff will proceed through county processes to implement the changes.
The proposal would add supervision capacity for the peer workforce by establishing a Lead Peer Recovery Specialist position. No salary, hiring timeline, or budget numbers were provided at the meeting; staff described the current step as internal planning and external approval of the DBHDS spending plan. Committee members did not vote on hiring authority at this meeting and asked for future updates tied to DBHDS approval.
