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Welcome to
PEER Wellness Center
a community center
for people in recovery
What Are Recovery Support Services?
Peer-Based Recovery Support Services are non-clinical services that focus on removing barriers and providing invaluable resources to those who are seeking to achieve and maintain long-term recovery. The support offered is not meant to replace treatment, Twelve-Step support or other Mutual Aid support groups.
Rather, Peer-Based Recovery Support Services complement treatment and other mutual aid support groups and become an essential component of Recovery-oriented systems of care.
HOURS OF OPERATION
Friendly Staff are available to provide recovery support services during these hours:
MON:10A-6P TUE:10A-6P WED:11A-7P THU:11A-7P FRI:10A-6P
*Please note: Some support groups meet outside of normal business hours. Refer to the current Meeting Schedule
HELP IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE
24/7 365 days a year
For immediate assistance outside of our normal operating hours, please reach out to our friends at "9-8-8" or go to the Clarvida Crisis Center.
Clarvida Community Crisis Center (Boise)
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Business: 833.527.4747
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Fax: 208.375.9949
OUR LOCATIONS
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Now providing free peer-based recovery support in Valley County @TheROC
and in Adams County @The ROC in Council!
What does "recovery" mean to you?
There are about as many different definitions of what "recovery" is as there are people who are in recovery. Some believe that recovery only relates to drugs and alcohol or that complete abstinence or "being sober" is the only recovery that there is. Others include mental health in the definition of recovery while someone else trys to assert that only certain diagnoses qualify. Then someone else decides that if you are taking any "mind altering" substances or psychiatric medications that one "is not really in recovery". It can be absolutely mind boggling to try to find a consensus that everybody can agree on.
On the left you will see the definition of "Recovery" that was adopted by SAMHSA - the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. You might notice that nowhere in their definition of "recovery" are drugs or alcohol mentioned. Likewise, this definition of recovery doesn't include one single"label" or a diagnosis from the DSM-V.
At the end of the day, the definition of recovery provided by SAMHSA is less about "where we have been" or what situation, substance or event became a negative issue in our lives. Instead the focus shifts to "where am I trying to go?"
This definition of "recovery" is what a Recovery Community is all about and why PEER Wellness Center has adopted this definition, as well. "Where we have been" is as varied as the number of people that we recover with every day. But what we have in common is "where we are going". And what we have in common is the root of "community".
More importantly, how YOU define your recovery is completely up to you. How you approach a process of change and what health and wellness means to you is of uptmost importance. This is your life. This is your recovery. And we believe that any long-term success that you achieve depends on you "Recovering" your way and that support that empowers you, honors your autonomy and respects your right to choose is no less than what you deserve.
Faces and Voices of Recovery, a nation-wide advocate for those of us in recovery, has published a powerful document called:
We highly recommend reading and "owning" your rights - and we hope that your personal path to recovery includes "recovering with us" at PEER Wellness Center.
About Us
PEER Wellness Center is a Recovery Community Center that has been supporting recovery in Boise and the surrounding communities since 2015. The peer-based (non-clinical) programs and services offered support others who live with substance use and/or mental health disorders, the friends and family who love us and to the community at large. In gratitude for our own recovery and fueled by a passion for helping others find their own recovery, we strive to make our community center a place where
isolation becomes inclusion,
problems find solutions, and
strangers become friends.
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Our Mission
The mission of PEER Wellness Center is to put a positive face on recovery and reduce the impact of substance use and/or co-occurring mental health disorders in our communities.
We accomplish this by:
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cultivating an environment of acceptance and inclusion
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by linking peers to existing community resources
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by utilizing the success, skills, and support of staff and volunteers who have lived experience with substance use and/or mental health disorders to deliver peer-led and peer-delivered services, and
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by being an advocate in our community that educates and reduces the stigma surrounding mental health and substance use issues.
Our Vision
The vision of PEER Wellness Center is to create a culture of wellness and positivity that supports long-term recovery for those who face challenges from substance use and/or mental health disorders.
Our Values
These core values create the conceptual framework and philosophy that enable us to fulfill our purpose:
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you are in recovery if you say you are
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support all pathways to recovery
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recovery meets you where you are at
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focus on the recovery potential, not the pathology
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everyone has a strength to share
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recovery is a gift; expect to pay it forward
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the path of recovery is life-long
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ongoing community support is vital to successful outcomes
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we support the wellness of the full person