Community Organization

BASED IN Alameda County

Peer Wellness Collective was founded in 1988 to support peer-run, self help services for people with mental health and/or substance use challenges in Alameda County, CA. Today, we have 6 programs in the “Collective” led by peers who have lived-experience within the mental health community.

Community Services

In the Bay Area

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Community Support

We offer a variety of helpful peer support groups as well as housing support resources, including programs like the Berkeley Drop-In Center, Reaching Across, Reach Out, and the Tenant Support Program (TSP).

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Crisis
Support

Our crisis services are for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Use of our respite room is included, located in the Berkeley Drop-In Center. Crisis response is available from 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday.

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Peer Support Training

Our Peer Support Specialist 80-hour training program, part of our BestNow! program, allows participants to become certified as a Peer Support Specialist in California while learning to engage with our peer values.

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Our Community Support Programs

We are the first all peer-run, BIPOC led peer support service provider in the Bay Area. We are not a single program but rather a collective of 6 different programs that each provide their own services.

BERKELEY DROP-IN CENTER

Community Support Services

PEOPLE’S PLACE

Peer-Led Crisis Response & Respite Center

TENANT SUPPORT Program

Community Housing Services

REACH OUT

Peer-Ran Living Assistance Support

REACHING ACROSS

Peer-Ran Wellness Groups

BESTNOW!

Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Training

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