The North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist (NCCPSS) Program strengthens the state’s behavioral health workforce by training, certifying, and supporting individuals with lived experience of serious mental illness and/or substance use challenges to become Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPSS). Through shared lived experience, CPSS provides hope, encouragement, and practical support to others in recovery. The NCCPSS Program also offers technical assistance and resources to organizations to promote high-quality, recovery-oriented peer support services across North Carolina.