Our largest project, SADOD (Support After a Death by Overdose), is funded by the state of Massachusetts’ Bureau of Substance Addiction Services. Since our inception in 2019, SADOD has become the go-to grief support resource in Massachusetts for individuals and communities impacted by substance use.

Each month, SADOD serves hundreds of people through a statewide network of peer grief allies, direct outreach services, peer grief support groups, and more. Learn more here.

Overdose Lifeline is a statewide Indiana non-profit dedicated to helping individuals, families, and communities affected by the disease of addiction/substance use disorder through advocacy, education, and support.

Overdose Lifeline hired PSCP in 2023 to assist with its expansion to providing support to individuals and families bereaved by deaths due to substance use. PSCP developed and delivered a robust training on peer grief support for Overdose Lifeline’s prospective Peer Grief Helpers. We continue to sustain this program by providing ongoing support to the Peer Grief Helpers and working with ODL on expansion-related goals for peer grief support. Learn more here.

The Natick and Framingham Health Departments collectively serve over 100,000 residents of the neighboring cities. Tasked with protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of their residents, these Cities have made an active effort to provide support to individuals and families affected by substance use.

PSCP has been hired by the towns of Natick and Framingham to work directly with the Health and Police Departments to proactively provide peer grief support outreach to all residents bereaved by deaths due to substance use. Learn more here.

The Marion County Coroner’s Office (MCCO) investigates all sudden and unexpected deaths in Marion County, Indiana, including deaths due to substance use. The Office has been a leader in advocating for the deceased and supporting the bereaved, including those bereaved by deaths due to substance use.

The MCCO has partnered with PSCP to build a peer grief support program for underserved communities with a special focus on African American communities. Learn more here.

RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE) is the only public-private partnership solely dedicated to funding solutions to end the overdose crisis. RIZE’s goal is to ensure that people suffering from substance use disorder have access to care and experience better quality of life and overall health.

Peer Support Community Partners is working with a grant from RIZE Massachusetts Foundation to develop a support program for Massachusetts harm reduction workers utilizing peer support and the RIVER communication model. It will involve developing a broad community advisory board of harm reduction workers to guide the development and to stay true to the ideal “Nothing about us without us!” Learn more here.

Millions of Americans have lost loved ones to the overdose crisis. People who are left behind suffer with a special type of bereavement and are at increased risk for prolonged grief, mental health challenges, and risky substance use. To date, people who have experienced overdose bereavement have overlooked by scientific research, clinical program, and public policy leaders.

To address this gap, researchers at Stanford and RAND have partnered Peer Support Community Partners (PSCP), the community organization who have developed a groundbreaking peer support program for people who have experienced overdose bereavement. Learn more here.

The Essex County Outreach (ECO) is dedicated to fostering collaboration among law enforcement agencies, social service providers, and community supports to address the multifaceted challenges of substance use disorder (SUD), Mental and Behavioral Health needs, and associated risks within our community.

PSCP has received a grant from ECO to provide individualized peer grief support to Essex County residents bereaved by deaths due to substance-related causes. Learn more here.