Our Story Is Our Authority: How "Everyday First Responders" Are Solving the Public Mental Health Crisis with Mary Jadwisiak – Episode 477

When peer supporters conform to clinical molds, they lose the very magic that makes them effective: shared lived experience and authentic connection. In this episode of Behavioral Health Today, host Sharlee Dixon sits down with Mary Jadwisiak. Mary is the CEO and founder of Holding the Hope, a peer-owned organization that has spent the past twenty years advocating for behavioral health systems that truly make sense for people experiencing addiction and mental illness. Mary is a deeply passionate advocate and the voice behind the National Peer Support Training Center, which serves as a premier resource for peer certification, workshops, and program consultation. By blending immense professional expertise with her own personal story of lived recovery, Mary has helped governments, corporations, and provider agencies nationwide successfully integrate the invaluable power of peer support. We’re excited to have Mary with us today to explore the critical role of lived-experience peer support in behavioral health, unpacking the unique boundary and systemic challenges peers face on clinical teams, and how organizations can properly structure and supervise programs to prevent burnout and help them thrive.

For more information about The Peer Support Training Center, please visit: https://peersupporttrainingcenter.com

If you would like to know more about your state’s requirements for Peer Support, please use the Find Your State tool: https://peersupporttrainingcenter.com/find-your-state/

For more information about supervisor resources, please visit: https://peersupporttrainingcenter.com/resources/

For more information about on-demand training, please visit: https://peersupporttrainingcenter.com/courses/

For more information about Holding The Hope, please visit: https://holdingthehope.com