their advocacy and to develop their non-profit skills and to just become stronger advocates within their states. so that's- so, public educators. that, too, yeah. i mean, the functions run the gamut, yeah. but it's just basically, you know, providing the technical assistance to these groups to be the most effective advocates that they can in their states. very good. and that's a big piece of what we do. and when we come back, i want to touch more on the peer-to-peer coaching opportunities where people can get trained and become peer-to-peer support folks. we'll be right back. [music] every day, i seek a positive- direction for my life- through my accomplishments. and now, with help- and support from my family and others,

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individuals and communities struggling to overcome substance abuse, poverty, homelessness, and crime, as well as health inequalities. after 20 years, we see on average 400 people a day come into the building to partake in some form of service, whether that's our housing program, our ged program, our job readiness program, treatment, peer support, or 12 step meetings. penn north happens to be in the center of baltimore city. there's a lot of history because i'm a native baltimorean, and what it means to me is, i have the opportunity to come in one of the most historic communities and help it get better, the same community that a lot of things happened for me, so that i can get better at my life. that's what this place means to me. the definition of peer recovery support in my mind starts from the basis of friendship. it's about credibility, a trusting relationship, mutually beneficial, where the helper and the person

being helped both receive therapeutic value. well, peer support recovery services has helped me in the aspect of it gives me a one-on-one with someone who is come from where i come from. and i say that because of the very title of it: peer support. one of your peers are supporting you. somebody that's been where you been, somebody that's done the things that you've done, seen what you've seen. and it's ironic because that was the purpose of me choosing to come here to this program, was because of the individuals that were in place were individuals that i knew, individuals that i trusted, individuals that knew me intimate. this has to be something that's heartfelt, something that's lived. it's not all about what i say, but watch how i live. i'm my best resource because i've been there. so, a lot of times, i don't have to go to a book to assist a recoveree: it's all about what i already know, and that helps me to just make this thing even smooth. but, being committed to this is a must.

you have to have a heart for this. it's like havin' a extra person that's right there with you, that's going along with this process just as you are, not to sidetrack or diminish the treatment experience that i went through, but being that i went through that experience, i understand better that, "i need somebody right here with me because i know i can't do this by myself. i need help. and i need someone that's gonna walk this walk with me," and that's what peer support does. this place works so well for so many is because of the love and the spirit that's here. it's the camaraderie. no one cares what your problem is. all they care about is what would you like for us to do to help you out. that's it. tom, how engaged is faces & voices of recovery in promoting peer-to-peer training, and what states are offering peer-to-peer training right now?

well, faces & voices of recovery-we have two initiatives right now. one is arco, which is the association of recovery community organizations. so, we have 85 members across the county, and we do capacity building and program development and leadership development with them, but we've also developed something called caprss, which is the council on accreditation of peer recovery support services. and we're building an accreditation system to accredit recovery community organizations and other qualifying organizations that do peer services to, if they pass standards that we've set, through community and through a lot of really hard work, through committee work- and what types of standards? what do the standards- they'd be organizational standards, they'd be practice standards, they would be management standards, so that any organization that got accredited would be fully equipped to handle any kind of funding or any kind of development of peer recovery support services.

and that means that they have to have the right level of staffing and the right referral points- and the right training of their staff and the right ethics development. so, it's a really rigorous process for folks to go through, but if they go through it, i can guarantee that they're fully equipped to be able to sort of handle on any level, no matter where the services are offered, if they're offered in the emergency room, if they're offered in a treatment organization, but the recovery community organization is responsible and accountable. and responsive. correct. leah, is that going on also with the peer support services that you are familiar with? yeah, i mean at this point, there isn't sort of one standardized peer support specialist training. there are several different ones that happen. there's also more specialized trainings that people can get. for example, the hearing voices network-there's a hearing voices training to help people learn how to facilitate these groups which are designed for people

who have that experience to help one another and learn and discuss coping strategies and things like that. so, that's an example of a very specific training. we also have one called emotional cpr. emotional cpr-very, very strong program. talk to me about that. emotional cpr is a program that's really been spreading around the country. it's very exciting, and it's designed not just for peer providers, but really even for lay people, administrators, really anyone who sort of has the possibility of interacting with someone in emotional distress. family members-it can be useful for that. and it really is just a way, it's kind of a three-step process with, the c is about connecting with the person and helping to meet them where they're at, when they're in crisis. and then the p is sort of for empowering, which is helping that person to kind of regain a sense of control over their lives. and then, the r is for revitalizing, which is helping to connect them with community, resources,

all the things we've been talking about, but it's a training that we've been getting tons of requests for. and how long is the training, for example? it varies. it's usually, this one is about two days. there's a four-day train-the-trainer. that's another exciting opportunity for people who want to go on to teach e-cpr in their community. and where can folks find out how they can access a training program? well, you can visit our web site, which is www.emotional-cpr.org, and there's a whole list of upcoming trainings. we have a few coming up this fall and winter that are open for registration, so it's a great opportunity for us. can i piggyback off that? in philadelphia, we're doing mental health first aid. and that was a week training. they also have to train the trainers, also, and you know with that mental health first aid, you know, that particular public safety person acts as the

band-aid until someone who is professionally licensed to give therapy gets involved in that particular person's life. also, you know samhsa did a train-the-trainer for trauma, you know, and, you know, one of the things is that, you know, trauma affects different people in different ways. same situation, but it will affect another person lifelong in a different way, so those are some other trainings also that i think that are really, you know, crucial in a development of a recovery-orientated system of care. very good. tom. recovery coaching-is it similar to peer-to-peer? recovery coaching is peer-to-peer, if it's done by peers. it's similar to a peer support specialist in the mental health arena. it's usually one-on-one, and it's, you know, it's a combination of a shared experience, role modeling, sort of accompanying somebody through the process of early recovery, and sometimes literally accompanying them.

like, it may not just be going to the child welfare department, or sending them to the child welfare department, or to the community college, it's walking somebody through that process, which can sometimes be really intimidating in early recovery. so, having that guide, or that navigator, along can be really, really beneficial. so, depending on the system, depending on the state, depending on the situation of where this person in recovery is, peer-to-peer can be named, can have different labels. yes. and, so on and so forth. i want to go back to tom's note about using the person that's participating in this group think in a recovery support setting as people that go out into the broader community and speak on behalf of the recovery movement and speak about the benefits of these programs, tom.

why is that important, tom? well, you know, we still live in a society that stigmatizes and shames mental illness and addiction, and that carries over into people's recovery, so you know, we're trying to train advocates to stand up and speak out to the community, to the greater community, but also to systems. when we talk about recovery-oriented systems of care, you can't do it without people in recovery. you can't do it without the organized recovery community, because where does recovery live? it lives where we live: it lives in our hearts, it lives on our streets, it lives in our communities, and we bring that valuable experience to that whole rosc, recovery-oriented systems of care, equation. and so that systems advocacy and that public education are still really vital and really, really important. in philadelphia we have, with the department of mental health, we have taking recovery to the streets, where a person in recovery actually goes out to a recovery house.

you know, they may go out to a recovery program, a day program, and talk about how a program has assisted them through their recovery process. that way, kind of people can see a face and kind of afterwards ask questions, you know, that they may not ask, you know, a counselor because they feel more comfortable with someone that just has that lived experience. but having a person being able to go through a program and share their life experiences, you know, about programs, you know, how they got through programs, what, you know, they thought was good for them, because they're all really talking about them keeping it on the "i" because, you know, each program is not going to work for each person the same way. and leah, it's also teaching, not only doing what michael is saying, but it's also teaching individuals in recovery to also speak to the different levels of governmental systems and legislative systems about the needs of individuals, correct? absolutely. and i think one of the most exciting examples that

i can give is the suicide attempt survivors movement, and how more and more that started as more of a family movement of people who've lost loved ones, but the suicide attempt survivors movement is now about bringing our voice to how suicide prevention is done, you know, in our society- excellent. i want to go back and just very briefly touch on, you said that people need to get out there, people need to get the word out. of course, national recovery month is a great vehicle to do this. and monica, i know that you are engaged in doing the recovery rally in baltimore. yeah. why is it important to hold big rallies during recovery month? i feel like it's necessary for the community that you live in, the community that you reside in, to see how recovery individuals function, to celebrate the fact that these individuals have transitioned their lives from a state of dependence on drugs and alcohol, to a state of independence of being able to be

self-sustaining, be employed, be educated, and just to celebrate what is being done in your area to support individuals, like we talked about earlier about the stigmas associated with recovery, or people that have had histories of addiction. but in celebrating their lives, in celebrating their accomplishments, it's a task for an individual to stop using drugs and sustain their life after that. so, i think it's very important to support those type of events to be able to show that your community is supportive of the effort of the individuals. and what is the event that's taking place in baltimore- it's- -for example, as an example of one of the events, many thousands of events that take place in the country during recovery month? baltimore has its seventh annual-this year it's the seventh annual recovery rally run and walk, and it's being held september the 14th in druid hill park at

the sundial pavilion. and what it is is, we get together, we celebrate individuals, we have a walk or a run around the reservoir, and just have a good time, fun fellowship for everybody, not just for individuals in recovery but their families, their children, everybody-people that support recovery, as well as those who are in recovery. and that's a great example of what national recovery month is all about. each september, we celebrate national recovery month throughout the country, and it is events, not only rallies for recovery, but it can be as simple as a dinner at home of you celebrating a loved one's recovery anniversary. anything that one can do to celebrate recovery is absolutely welcome, not only in september but throughout the year, and we encourage you to visit our web site at www.recoverymonth.gov to get more information. it's been a great program. thank you so much for being here. thank you.

for a copy of this program or other programs in the road to recovery series, call samhsa at 1-800-662-help, or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click on the "video, radio, web" tab. [music] every september, national recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to raise awareness of substance use and mental health problems, to highlight the effectiveness of treatment, and that people can and do recover. in order to help you plan events and activities in commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free online recovery month kit offers ideas, materials, and tools for planning, organizing, and realizing an event or outreach campaign that matches your goals and resources. to obtain an electronic copy of this year's

recovery month kit and gain access to other free publications and materials related to recovery issues, visit the recovery month website at www.recoverymonth.gov, or call 1-800-662-help. [music]

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playground's hitsvery dates back to 1927 when the area where the present playground and center is today was purchased by the city for $27,000. in the 1950s, the sen consider was expanded by then mayor robinson and the old gym was built. thanks to the passage of the 2008 clean and safe neighborhood parks bond, the sunset playground has undergone extensive renovation to its four acres of fields, courts, play grounds, community rooms, and historic gymnasium. >> here we are. 60 years and $14 million later, and we have got this beautiful, brand-new rec center completely accessible to the entire neighborhood. >> the new rec center houses multi-purpose rooms for all kinds of activities including basketball, line dancing, playing ping-pong and arts can crafts. >> you can use it for whatever you want to do, you can do it

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francisco and we're doing stay safe and we're going to talk about what shelter in place or safe enough to stay in your home means. we're here at the urban center on mission street in san francisco and joined by carla, the deputy director of spur and one of the persons who pushed this shelter in place and safe enough to stay concept and we want to talk about what it means and why it's important to san francisco. >> as you know the bay area as 63% chance of having a major earthquake and it's serious and

going to impact a lot of people and particularly people in san francisco because we live on a major fault so what does this mean for us? part of what it means is that potentially 25% of san francisco's building stock will be uninhibit tabl and people can't stay in their homes after an earthquake. they may have to go to shelters or leave entirely and we don't want that to happen. >> we want a building stock to encourage them to stay in the homes and encourage them to stay and not relocate to other locations and shelters. >> that's right so that means the housing needs to be safe enough to stay and we have been focused in trying to define what that means and you as a former building official knows better than anybody the code says if

an earthquake happens it won't kill you but doesn't necessarily say that can you stay in your home and we set out to define what that might mean and you know because you built this house we're in now and this shows what it's like to be in a place safe enough to stay. it's not going to be perfect. there maybe cracks in the walls and not have gas or electricity within a while but can you essentially camp out within your unit. what's it going to take to get the housing stock up to this standard? we spent time talking about this and one of the building types we talk about was soft story buildings and the ground floor is vulnerable because there are openings for garages

or windows and during the earthquake we saw in the marina they went right over and those are -- >> very vulnerable buildings. >> very and there are a lot of apartment buildings in san that that are like that. >> and time to. >> >> retrofit the buildings so people can stay in them after the earthquake. >> what do they need? do they need information? do they need incentives? mandates? >> that's a good question. i think it starts with information. people think that new buildings are earthquake proof and don't understand the performance the building will have so we want a transparent of letting people know is my building going to be safe in it after an earthquake? is my building so dangers i should be

afraid of being injured? so developing a ranking system for buildings would be very important and i think for some of the larger apartment buildings that are soft story we need a mandatory program to fix the buildings, not over night and not without financial help or incentive, but a phased program over time that is reasonable so we can fix those buildings, and for the smaller soft story buildings and especially in san francisco and the houses over garages we need information and incentives and coaxing the people along and each of the owners want their house to be safe enough. >> we want the system and not just mandate everybody. >> that's right. >> i hear about people talking about this concept of resiliency. as you're fixing your knowledge you're adding to

the city wide resiliency. >> >> what does that mean? >> that's a great question. what spur has done is look at that in terms of recovery and in new orleans with katrina and lost many of the people, hasn't recovered the building stock. it's not a good situation. i think we can agree and in san we want to rebuild well and quickly after a major disaster so we have defined what that means for our life lines. how do we need the gasolines to perform and water perform after an earthquake and the building stock as well, so we have the goal of 95% of our homes to be ready for shelter in place after a major earthquake, and that way people can stay within the city. we don't lose our work force. we don't lose the people that make san francisco so special.

we keep everybody here and that allow us to recover our economy, and everything because it's so interdependent. >> so that is a difficult goal but i think we can achieve it over the long time so thank you very much for hosting us and hosting this great exhibit, and thank you very much for joining ♪ >> thank you for coming to the talent dance performance and talent show. [ applause ] >> today's performance and talent show. ♪

>> public recreation has every bit of the talent and every bit of the heart and soul of anything that any families are paying ten times for. >> you were awesome.