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Due to the current COVID-19 crisis Via Hope is temporarily offering trainings online through August 31st. We will resume in-person offerings as soon as it is deemed safe to do so. While the content of the training will not change the delivery method will vary. This means that the content will be provided via Zoom technology, through online discussion threads, chats, polls, and short interactive breakout sessions.

    Via Hope is a Texas based 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides education, training, and consultation to individuals in recovery from mental illness, their family members, transition age youth, and mental health professionals throughout the state of Texas. We operate training and certification programs for peer specialists and family partners, and work closely with providers of mental health services to help them become recovery oriented in their culture and practices.

    Via Hope Trainees

    Via Hope operates statewide training and certification programs for peer specialists and family partners that are recognized by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

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    Mental Health Peer Specialist

    A Mental Health Peer Specialist (MHPS) is an individual in recovery from mental health challenges who has been trained to effectively use their recovery story to help other individuals seeking recovery.

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    Becoming a CPS or a CFP

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    Certified Family Partner

    A Certified Family Partner (CFP) is a parent or guardian who has lived experience raising a child with mental or emotional challenges and who has learned to successfully navigate the systems of care.

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    Online Certification Search

    Enter the name of the Certified Family Partner or Certified Peer Specialist to view their certification status and certification date.

    Please note: MHPS statuses are as of December 31, 2018.

    The Via Hope Recovery Institute provides organizational change work. The aim is to promote mental health system transformation by helping organizations develop practices that support and expect recovery, and by promoting the voices of people with lived experience, youth, and family members.

    Upcoming Events

    • Core training (eLearning)

      The Core training is a 6-7 hour, facilitated and interactive webinar.  You must register at least one week prior to the next scheduled training. Orientation and application for Core Training: Click here. Application available by 5pm on May 22nd.

    • Core training (eLearning)

      The Core training is a 6-7 hour, facilitated and interactive webinar.  You must register at least one week prior to the next scheduled training. Orientation and application for Core Training: Click here. Application available by 5pm on May 25th.

    • Community Connections

      Community Connections: Drawing on the Collective Wisdom of Peer Support Specialists across Texas. Community Connections is a monthly teleconference for peers that features peer leaders and agencies from around the state, as well as open calls with themed topics. The calls are the second Wednesday of each month, with the exception of August and December, and take […]

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    Online Learning

    • Recovery-Oriented Practice: Intro to Recovery

      This introductory series includes two modules: Introduction to Recovery & Recovery-Oriented Practice and Introduction to Peer Support.

    • Partnering: The Person-Centered Approach

      This course examines the critical relationships between and among providers, people in recovery, and individuals – family, friends, community members – who provide additional support. It acknowledges that recovery does not happen in isolation, but rather as a result of ongoing collaboration between the person and the important people in his or her life.

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    Resources

    • National Wraparound Initiative

      The National Wraparound Initiative is a collaborative effort to better specify the wraparound practice model, compile specific strategies and tools, and disseminate information about how to implement wraparound in a way that can achieve positive outcomes for youth and families.

    • Strength of Us

      Strength of Us is a website created by youth, for youth so that they can have a space online to reach out to one another, to seek online resources, and to find tip sheets. The site covers a wide variety of topics from setting life goals to creating budgets to having healthy relationships.

    • Boys Town National Hotline

      The hotline is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and staffed by counselors. Suicide prevention, abuse, relationship trouble, runaways, and school trouble are among the many issues that can be discussed with a phone counselor.

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