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    A Family Resource Practioner’s Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Addiction

    A Family Resource Practitioner’s Approach to Breaking the Cycle of Addiction

    February 20, 2024

    Breann Hudson lives and works in a place most Americans associate with otherworldly happenings – New Mexico’s Chaves County is home to the city of Roswell of flying saucer fame.
    virtual support meetings for addicts and SUD clients

    Virtual Support Meetings Offer Critical Recovery Support

    February 20, 2024

    Jeff Blackburn knows the critical importance of virtual connection in recovery from personal experience. After many turbulent years of incarceration and struggling with addiction, he completed a long-term recovery program
    The Daunting Task of Allocating Opioid Settlement Funds

    The Daunting Task of Allocating Opioid Settlement Funds

    February 9, 2024

    Local and state decision-makers across America, specifically those charged with allocating national opioid settlement dollars, face a daunting task: They must determine how to meaningfully spend the $54 billion in
    Navigating Opioid Settlement Fund Distribution

    Navigating Opioid Settlement Fund Distribution

    January 26, 2024

    Over the next 15 years, state, local, and tribal authorities will have the opportunity to receive funds from a pool of more than $54 billion in opioid settlement funding. As
    Learn more about approved uses for opioid settlement funds, core strategies, and recommended solutions with CHESS Health's free guide.

    The CHESS Health Guide to Opioid Settlement Fund Allocation

    January 23, 2024

    Learn about approved uses for opioid settlement funds, core strategies, and recommended solutions with CHESS Health’s comprehensive guide.
    Rewards Module Simplifies Incentive Programs for Patients

    Rewards Module Simplifies Incentive Programs for Patients

    January 17, 2024

    Rewards are among the most effective incentives for individuals in treatment and recovery for substance use disorder (SUD), but the difficulty in creating and managing these programs often prevents providers

    A Community Approach to Addressing Binge Drinking

    January 16, 2024

    Real Stories. Real Impact. Voices from Hancock County Like many parts of the country, Hancock County, Ohio experienced increased alcohol use and its corresponding health issues, during the pandemic. Isolation,
    In honor of Recovery Month, a peer specialist shares her drive to show up for others until they learn to show up for themselves.

    Showing Up for Others Until They Learn to Show Up for Themselves

    September 27, 2023

    Kassandra is a credentialed Peer Recovery Support Specialist at CHESS Health. She’s a 32-year-old Arizona native with four children ranging from almost 2 years old to 14 years old. Kassandra’s
    Widening perspective empowers individuals to escape negative cycles and helps others see them beyond the stigma of SUD,

    Widening Perspective to Recognize the Good in Others & Ourselves

    September 13, 2023

    Dwayne is a credentialed Peer Recovery Support Specialist at CHESS Health and is proud to be in long-term recovery. He has firsthand experience overcoming recovery barriers, including homelessness, involvement in

    SAMHSA Showcases CHESS Health in Digital Therapeutics Publication

    August 15, 2023

    SAMHSA Advisory highlights use of technology for facilitating care for behavioral health needs,

    Brandywine Counseling & Community Services Launches Platform to Support Individuals in Treatment and Recovery for Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder

    August 15, 2023

    Solution from CHESS Health provides 24/7 peer support in Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware, August 15, 2023 – CHESS Health, the leading provider of evidence-based digital health solutions for substance use disorder

    West Virginia Family Support & Rehabilitative Services’ Affiliate, Phoenix Rising, Launches Platform to Support Reentry Individuals in Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery for Substance Use Disorder

    August 8, 2023

    Solution from CHESS Health provides 24/7 peer support in Huntington, WV Huntington, West Virginia, August 8, 2023 – CHESS Health, the leading provider of evidence-based digital health solutions for substance