In a new report, Carol Coohey and Carrie Means of the Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative describe how Family Peer Support Specialists help families navigate Iowa’s school system. Family Peer Support Specialists provide a bridge between parents and schools so children with behavioral and educational challenges can get what they need.

In a new report, Carol Coohey and Carrie Means of the Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative describe how Family Peer Support Specialists help families navigate Iowa’s school system. Family Peer Support Specialists provide a bridge between parents and schools so children with behavioral and educational challenges can get what they need.

The "Iowa Peer Jobs Study: Job Titles, Credentials and Wages" describes key characteristics of peer worker job ads, including job titles and earnings, in Iowa and nationally.

The Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative is conducting Iowa's first statewide survey of peer support workers and volunteers.

Angie Chaplin, a Peer Recovery Coach who received her training through the Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative, was recently featured on WHO13 news. She tells her story of overcoming addiction to encourage others who may be struggling.

The Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative's program manager, Kellee Thorburn McCrory, was the guest on NAMI Iowa's podcast about Peer Power: How Peers Help to Create Access and Equity in Iowa's Mental Health and Substance Use Systems.

In this report, peer supervisors talk about what they believe peer workers need and what supervisors need to know to supervise peer workers.

The Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative’s program manager, Kellee Thorburn McCrory, was a panelist at NAMI Iowa’s 2024 Mental Health Day on the Hill, February 20, 2024, in Des Moines.

IPWC Curriculum Development and Training Specialist Carol Coohey received a $75,000 grant in July 2023 from the Telligen Community Initiative (TCI) to study peer and employer challenges in diverse Iowa communities that will support and grow a skilled, integrated, and recovery-oriented peer workforce.