Plugged-In Iowa

ious peer-based services. Education includes working with the MHDS regions and other stakeholders in identifying what peer support is, why it works and what its value is. This will be accomplished in several ways including, but not limited to, presentations, pluggediniowa.org and social media. Outreach

Outreach includes establishing relationships with agencies that are currently utilizing, or will be utilizing, peer support specialists in better understand the role of peer support, the role of training and supervising the peer support specialist and the successful deployment of peer-based services. Support

Support includes providing an atmosphere in which an individual’s recovery is supported through the use of one-to-one intentional peer support, wellness centers and crisis respite care.