We are excited to share that the Western Mass RLC’s new Peer Respite Handbook: A Guide to Understanding, Building, and Sustaining Peer Respite is now available. This represents the RLC’s first ever formally published book! You can find the handbook at the following on-line booksellers: Barnes & Noble Amazon We are looking forward to setting up some webinars on peer respite to help us celebrate the new book! Trainings on peer respite are also available through our training team. E-mail us for more information!

Have you checked out psresources.info? This website was developed in the fall of 2014 and offers a growing number of resources, including articles relevant to peer-to-peer support, helpful on-line links, and – most importantly – free downloads of a new Handbook on Peer Roles. Side 1: The Provider’s Handbook on Developing & Implementing Peer Roles: This side of the book – geared toward people in provider roles – was developed by Lyn Legere in partnership with the Western Mass RLC and Western Mass Peer Network. Side 2: A Handbook for Individuals Working in Peer Roles: This side of the book-geared…