Many rural sites are utilizing peers to support their work. This session will highlight ways in which peers can and should be engaged at many stages, from initial contact with emergency responders to court- or jail-based programming to engagement with probation/parole.

• Matthew Robbins, Project Associate, Policy Research Associates
• Heather Bialecki-Canning, Executive Director, North Quabbin Community Coalition and sponsor of the North Quabbin Recovery Center
• Abbi Cushing, Project Director, The RECOVER Project
• Debra McLaughlin, Coordinator, Opioid Task Force of Franklin County and the North Quabbin Region
• Peggy Vezina, Director of Program and Community Development, Western Massachusetts Training Consortium
• Chris Williams, RROE Project Coordinator, Population Health Management, Memorial Regional Health
• Michael Crouch, Peer Support Specialist, FAVOR Greenville