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What is Peer Support?

“Peer support is someone with lived experience helping someone on their journey to recovery.”

Brian Bailys

CEO and Co-Founder

First-Hand Experience

Thrive’s Peer Recovery Supporters are equipped with the lived experience to understand, encourage and enhance your recovery journey.

Long Term Recovery

Thrive Peer Recovery Services uses evidence-based, personalized recovery programs to help you regain control of your life and achieve independence.

One-On-One Support

No matter where you are on your recovery journey, our Peer Recovery Supporters are there whenever and wherever you need them.

Warmline

Early intervention with emotional support.

Help Change Lives

At Thrive Peer Recovery Services, we’re always looking for dedicated, passionate people to contribute to our organization. As part of the Thrive team, you’ll be helping to deliver essential behavioral health services to those in need.

Our Peer Support Programs

At Thrive Peer Recovery Services, we deliver industry leading peer support for those suffering from Mental Health and/or Substance Use Disorders. We offer tailored programs within the recovery community to ensure the highest level of care is available to all.

Resources

Thrive Peer Recovery Services offers links to comprehensive mental health & recovery resources, a Warmlines phone number, a glossary, along with a treatment agency locator, plus much more. Discover our entire library of resources here.

Become a Peer Recovery Supporter

Are you someone in long-term recovery? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of those who have shared experiences? Thrive Peer Recovery Services offers many job opportunities as well as information on how to become an certified Ohio Peer Recovery Supporter.

Start Your Professional Journey in Peer Support

We are proud to offer a 6-week Workforce Development Internship designed to help you transition from recovery to a rewarding career. Through mentorship and hands-on training, we provide the skills and certifications you need to turn your lived experience into a professional opportunity to help others thrive.

News & Blog

  • Quote by Nicole Knight

    Black Balloon Day – Honoring Lives. Fighting Stigma. Turning Grief into Action.

    Discover the Black Balloon Day meaning and join Thrive Peer Support this March 6 as we honor lives lost to overdose, fight stigma, and turn grief into action.

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  • Quote by Sarah Neff

    National Random Acts of Kindness Day – The Power of Showing Up in Recovery

    Discover the power of peer recovery support. Learn how intentional kindness and lived experience help individuals navigate substance use and mental health recovery.

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    American Heart Month: Caring for Your Heart in Recovery – Inside and Out

    American Heart Month highlights the powerful connection between heart health, mental wellness, and recovery. Learn how reducing stress, building healthy routines, and peer support can strengthen both emotional and physical heart health for long-term recovery.

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  • Testimonial from Avril Chuppa

    Substance Use Treatment Month: Recovery Takes a Village

    Substance Use Treatment Month is a time to shine a light on recovery, reduce stigma, and remind people that help is not only available—it is worth reaching for. For many, the path to treatment can feel overwhelming, uncertain, and filled with barriers. But recovery is possible, and no one should…

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  • Mental Wellness Month: Connection, Compassion, and the Power of Peer Support

    Mental Wellness Month reminds us that wellness isn’t about perfection or fresh starts – it’s about connection, compassion, and support. Learn how peer support strengthens mental wellness for individuals and helping professionals alike, and why no one has to navigate challenges alone.

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    Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Month: Caring for Mental Health as the Seasons Change

    Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) can impact mood, energy, and mental health during winter. Learn how Thrive Peer Recovery Services supports awareness, care, and connection.

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  • Community Linkage Program: Seans’s Story One Call Changed Everything

    One call changed everything. Read how Thrive’s Community Linkage Program helped Sean rediscover hope, healing, and purpose through support and self-expression.

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  • Cultivating Mindfulness: Enhancing Recovery with Meditation Practices

    Meditation in recovery aids in managing cravings but also enhances overall emotional well-being. Explore it’s benefits.

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    Spring Forward: Renewing Your Recovery Journey with Peer Support

    As the vibrant hues of spring begin to paint the world around us, there’s a palpable sense of renewal and growth in the air.

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  • Heartfelt Connections: Nurturing Your Recovery with Peer Support this February

    As we step into the month of February, traditionally associated with love and connection, let’s reflect on the impact heartfelt connections can have on our recovery journey.

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