by Matt Iavicoli | Sep 4, 2026 | Feature Posts
Both credentials require 40 hours of OHA-approved training, and both let you work as a peer in Oregon. The difference is which board certifies you. A Peer Support Specialist (PSS) is certified through the Oregon Health Authority and can specialize in four areas. A...
by Matt Iavicoli | Sep 2, 2026 | Feature Posts
To become a Certified Recovery Mentor in Oregon you need at least two years of documented recovery from a substance use disorder, 40 hours of OHA-approved addiction peer training, approved oral health training, a completed MHACBO ethics quiz, a signed code of conduct,...
by Matt Iavicoli | Aug 18, 2026 | Feature Posts
Recovery has days that feel like victory and days that feel like hanging on by your fingertips. On those harder days, many people find that God’s Word says what they cannot put into words themselves. Scripture does not erase the struggle, but it does remind you...
by Matt Iavicoli | Aug 13, 2026 | Feature Posts
If someone you love is struggling with addiction here in the Tri-Cities, the hardest part is often not the decision to get help. It is knowing where to start. Between Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland there are real resources available, but sorting through them while...
by Matt Iavicoli | Aug 7, 2026 | Feature Posts
If you are in recovery and living in Oregon, you may have felt it already. That quiet pull to turn your hardest season into something that helps someone else. Maybe a mentor walked with you through early sobriety in Portland, or a peer sat with you in a Clackamas...
by Matt Iavicoli | Aug 4, 2026 | Feature Posts
Addiction never happens to just one person. When a loved one struggles with drugs or alcohol, the whole family learns to survive around it. Conversations become careful. Trust wears thin. Some family members go quiet while others carry everything. By the time recovery...
