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Preliminary data shows that the Foundational Community Supports (FCS) program is a success. Individuals enrolled in the program have increased employment, transition out of homelessness, and spend less time in the emergency department. Tiffany’s story is a great example of the benefits the FCS program brings. Tiffany had a long history of mental health issues, including crippling anxiety, and domestic violence, which eventually led to the loss of custody of her two children. Through the FCS program Tiffany was able to find sustainable employment, which led to housing and a successful recovery.
Read the full FCS story
 Terry Britt helps individuals find and maintain stable housing through the Housing and Recovery Through Peer Services (HARPS) program. Terry is resourceful, tenacious, and great at his job as a peer counselor. He also has a legal history. In 2018 Terry was living in a halfway house, recovering from cancer, and earning his peer counseling certification. After getting certified, Terry faced stigma for his mental health issues and for having served time in prison. Read how Terry broke down stigma to become a successful peer counselor.
Recovery Residences are for individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. Residents include:
- Adults who are newly abstinent or in recovery and want a supportive living environment.
- Adults participating in or completing treatment and who need supportive, affordable housing.
- Adults who are homeless or unstably housed and want a recovery focused environment with others in recovery.
HCA’s Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR) has created an external facing registry and map of qualified recovery residences, Oxford Houses, and Tribal recovery homes. DBHR and an advisory workgroup decided to create this registry so that individuals in recovery will have a single place to find the right type of sober housing to assist in their recovery. The registry lists the National Alliance of Recovery Residences (NARR) and SAMHSA’s Levels 1 and 2 residences. Levels 3 and 4 are found in DOH’s Behavioral Health Agencies Directory. All residences on the registry will have policies and procedures set up for Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD).
For further information on the recovery residence program, please take a look at HCA’s Recovery Residence webpage.
The Health Care Authority (HCA) is sponsoring surveys to gather information about substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services. The surveys aim to gather information from a variety of programs and organizations.
- Medicaid Certified Peer Counselors have been invited to participate in an online survey. If you have not received an invitation, please contact:
- Rose Krebill (krebill@wsu.edu) for Medicaid participating Certified Peer Counselors providers who would like to complete the survey.
- Peer Services workers who do not receive Medicaid reimbursement for services (e.g., Peer Coach, Recovery Coach) please complete the online survey.
Washington State University (WSU) Peer Service Worker provider survey
Please send questions via email to: HCARoadtoRecovery@hca.wa.gov and note in the subject line: Peer Service Worker Survey or Foundational Community Support Provider Survey.
Si necesita ayuda con la traducción para responder la Encuesta para Trabajadores de Servicios entre Pares o la Encuesta para Proveedores de Apoyo Comunitario Fundamental, comuníquese con: krebill@wsu.edu
The Section 1003 Roadmap to Recovery Project is funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3,872,766 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
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