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Offers ways to explore options and to solve problems that sometimes occur for people with disabilities. Common issues include making adjustments to a newly acquired disability, experiencing changes in living arrangements and learning to use community services more effectively.

Provides support from someone who has their own experiences with mental health challenges, or from a family member of a child with a mental health diagnosis. This help comes from a trained staff member. The support is focused on each person's individual needs. It may also include helping with services and speaking up for the person when needed. Acts as a mentor or guide to help someone on their path to feeling better. 

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Provides emotional and practical support to individuals facing mental health challenges. Using shared life experiences to offer encouragement, build hope, and foster empowerment. Peer support can help individuals navigate recovery, develop coping skills, and connect to community resources, all while promoting personal growth and self-advocacy. 

Family Peer Support, Family peer support specialists work specifically with families of individuals who are experiencing mental health challenges. Family peer specialists offer guidance, resources, and emotional support to help families better understand the struggles of their loved ones. Offering coping strategies, enhance communication within the family, and help families connect to services and support networks, fostering a more supportive home environment for recovery. 

Peer Recovery Specialists, peer recovery specialists assist individuals in achieving and maintaining long-term recovery from substance use disorders. They offer practical support such as goal setting, skills building, and crisis intervention, alongside emotional encouragement. Through shared experiences, they serve as mentors and role models, helping individuals create personalized recovery plans and connect with resources for housing, employment, and social services.

Provides emotional and practical support to individuals facing mental health challenges. Using shared life experiences to offer encouragement, build hope, and foster empowerment. Peer support can help individuals navigate recovery, develop coping skills, and connect to community resources, all while promoting personal growth and self-advocacy. 

Family Peer Support, Family peer support specialists work specifically with families of individuals who are experiencing mental health challenges. Family peer specialists offer guidance, resources, and emotional support to help families better understand the struggles of their loved ones. Offering coping strategies, enhance communication within the family, and help families connect to services and support networks, fostering a more supportive home environment for recovery. 

Peer Recovery Specialists, peer recovery specialists assist individuals in achieving and maintaining long-term recovery from substance use disorders. They offer practical support such as goal setting, skills building, and crisis intervention, alongside emotional encouragement. Through shared experiences, they serve as mentors and role models, helping individuals create personalized recovery plans and connect with resources for housing, employment, and social services.

Provide peer-led support and educate adults who are dealing with mental health and or substance abuse issues that want to improve their quality of life. This is done by being there to listen, groups, and classes on different mental health issues and on recovery.

Provide peer-led support and educate adults who are dealing with mental health and or substance abuse issues that want to improve their quality of life. This is done by being there to listen, groups, and classes on different mental health issues and on recovery.

Provides peer recovery and support services for those going through or dealing with a mental health issue. Support is also offered to family members.

Provides a peer-based recovery support services program for individuals and their families who are living with mental health, substance use, problem gambling, and various other challenges. Program includes support groups, individual informal counseling sessions, resource navigation, educational workshops, recreational activities, and many community-based initiatives.

Offers a website that provides information and resources for the following mental illnesses including anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, depression, OCD, PTSD, schizophrenia, seasonal affective disorder, and conditions related to mental illness such as insomnia, sleep apnea, self-harm, and more. Services may also include treatments and services such as crisis services, psychotherapy, and more. A hospital guide to help individuals and loved ones navigate treatment and recovery. Veteran's resources and information, including information about PTSD, depression, traumatic brain injury, and more. 

Provide peer-led support and educate adults who are dealing with mental health and or substance abuse issues that want to improve their quality of life. This is done by being there to listen, groups, and classes on different mental health issues and on recovery.

Provide peer-led support and educate adults who are dealing with mental health and or substance abuse issues that want to improve their quality of life. This is done by being there to listen, groups, and classes on different mental health issues and on recovery.

Mental health respite. Peer support for individuals living with mental illness or substance abuse. Assists in crisis prevention and diversion from psychiatric distress that may lead to hospitalization. Offers a 24-hour warmline to speak with a trained Peer Specialist.

Maximum five-day overnight stay; day guests also welcome.

Offers a peer support group for individuals living with a mental health condition.

Offers a variety of peer support group meetings in person, virtually, and hybrid for grief, and individual and family recovery groups. A schedule of the weekly peer support groups can be found on the website.

Offers peer support to people with mental health challenges. The support is given by trained staff who have their own experience with mental health and understand what it's like.

Offers support provided by Peer Support Specialists who have “lived experience”. These specialists support the individuals served by modeling competency in recovery and coping skills. All Peer Support Specialists have worked on their own recovery and can share those experiences.

Provides peer-support programming for military and veteran families as they move from active-duty life, transition to civilian life, and put down roots after military life. All programs are free to participants and are continuously evaluated and updated based on participant feedback to ensure they meet the needs of those they aim to serve.

Offers immediate crisis and mental health support in an alternative, calmer environment than Emergency Departments. Peer recovery support specialists, including those with lived addiction recovery experience, assist distressed and overwhelmed individuals in a comfortable setting without using more intensive intervention.

Provides counseling, life coaching, peer support, wellness programs, resource navigation, and community-based services designed to promote healing, resilience, and long-term stability in women. Services work to help individuals overcome barriers related to domestic violence, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, self-esteem challenges, poverty, and other life obstacles. Services are available in person and through telehealth to increase accessibility and support throughout the community. 

Provides resources and support for individuals and families affected by addiction and mental health challenges. Services include life and recovery coaching, peer support, trauma-informed care, community and group programs, and faith-based recovery partnerships.

Provides peer recovery and support services for those going through or dealing with a mental health issue. Support is also offered to family members.

Provides a peer-based mutual support group for adults experiencing mental health challenges, designed to encourage growth, healing, and recovery.

- Group meets at Decorah Lutheran Church (Lower Level), 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, 52101.

- Partners with NAMI South Central Iowa's Connection Support Group, which meets online.

- Additional options available for other online support groups.

Offers ways to explore options and to solve problems that sometimes occur for people with disabilities. Common issues include making adjustments to a newly acquired disability, experiencing changes in living arrangements and learning to use community services more effectively.