Congratulations, Tracie

Our partners at Family Promise of Hendricks County shared with us that Tracie Bledsoe, Center for Working Families Coach, is now a Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) through the State of Indiana FSSA Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA)!

She completed her certification the first week of June.

In Indiana, a Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) is an individual who utilizes their lived experience combined with formal training to instill hope, inspire change, and support other individuals through similar experiences, using personal connection, person centered care, and their shared understanding to navigate their life in recovery.

We have had a previous Butterfly House Westfield resident receive this certification as well.

“Peers are important in recovery work as they provide a low barrier access point to support, treatment, connection and resource navigation. Peers are often the first behavioral health access point for individuals in jails, hospitals and the community. Through Recovery Community Organizations, Recovery Community Centers, Outreach Teams, Crisis Teams and embedded workforce recovery groups, Peers also act as a bridge to other community services,” - Tracie.