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Peer Supports assist people with developing their own health and wellness goals, creating strategies for self-empowerment, and taking concrete steps towards building fulfilling, self-determined lives.<\/p>\n<p>Peers empower, encourage, and support with SAMHSA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/store.samhsa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/sma16-4957.pdf\">8 Dimensions of Wellness<\/a> through one-on-one interventions in the community (such as at the gym, grocery store, and food pantries), in the office during medical visits, via virtual meetings, and by phone. Our peers provide groups and are trained to facilitate several evidence-based models including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stanford\u2019s Diabetes Self-Management<\/li>\n<li>Stanford\u2019s Chronic Disease Self-Management<\/li>\n<li>Whole Health Action Management (WHAM)<\/li>\n<li>Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)<\/li>\n<li>Nutrition and Exercise for Wellness and Recovery (NEWR)<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions Well Body Program<\/li>\n<li>Hearing Voices Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our peers also offer innovative groups such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Peer Support \u2013 to foster relationships and build skills<\/li>\n<li>Off the Hook \u2013 crocheting and knitting as a coping skill and for social connectedness<\/li>\n<li>Meditation and Movement \u2013 for grounding and gentle movement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Peers collaborate with the people they serve to create achievable goals using WHAM\u2019s IMPACT method of goal setting. 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