Peer Recovery Support Centers (PRSC) – Community. Connection. Recovery Happens Here!

Danielle O'Brien (Director of Recovery Services, Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services )

Michael Earielo (Director, Everyday Miracles Recovery Center (Worcester), Spectrum Health Systems)

Jackie Blanchard (Director of Peer Services, GAAMHA, Alyssa's Place (Gardner), Ripple Effect (Leominster) and Recovery Coach Program)

Rodney Brown( Director, Plymouth Recovery Center, Gandara)

Cory O'Brien ( Director, Turning Point Recovery Center (Walpole), Baystate Community Services)

Peers with lived experience in recovery and in supporting recovery services invite participants to join us to learn more about the statewide network of Peer Recovery Support Centers (PRSC). This workshop will explore the Massachusetts’s PRSC model and provides a presentation from Dr. John Kelly on recovery science and research, including findings from a longitudinal comparative study of PRSC participants conducted by Recovery Research Institute (RRI). Participants will hear from lived experience both through data and live, including results of the 2025 BSAS PRSC Statewide Survey from over 3,200 PRSC participants and a Panel of Recovery Leaders with lived expertise in the work who will bring the data to life.