The Allegheny County Regional Recovery Hub (ACRRH) Training and Technical Assistance Center is a PA DDAP funded project managed by Unity Recovery. With a primary goal of increasing the knowledge and capacity of recovery support services throughout Allegheny County, the ACRRH provides free recovery support service training and technical assistance to all requesting stakeholders.
Recovery Community Organizations
Recovery Support Integration
Community-based Supports
Recovery Residences
Peer Workforce Development
Recovery Science & Evaluation
In addition to the priority areas identified above, we offer training and technical assistance in the following domains:
- General Recovery Support Service Delivery
- Digital Recovery Support Services
- Virtual Recovery Support Services
- Overdose Prevention and Response
- Xylazine (Tranq) Overview and Care Delivery
- General Risk Reduction Services
- Wound Care Services
- Drug Checking Services
- Syringe Service Programs
- Recovery Friendly Workplaces
- Stigma, Discrimination, and Language
- Family Support Services
- Recovery Outcomes Data and Analytics
- RecoveryLink Use and Best Practices
- RSS Cost Analysis
- RSS Integration
- Peer Supervision
- Peer Workforce Development
- Re-entry or Forensic Peer Services
- Pregnant and Postpartum Peer Services
- Recovery Planning / WRAP Planning
- Community Outreach Best Practices
- Community Needs Assessment and Mapping
- Recovery Housing
- RCO and Peer Service History and Models
- RCO Administration and Leadership
- Recovery Science and Research
Community Advisory Board
The Unity Regional Recovery Hub community advisory board meets bi-annually to inform the ongoing recovery support services needs assessment, our training and technical assistance priority areas, and the impact of the hub in our local community. Advisory board members are paid a stipend for their participation at each meeting and for the benefit of their lived and living experience to the hub.
Subject Matter Expert Trainers
In addition to our internal RRH team of trainers and subject matter experts, we work with professionals and community members around the country to facilitate training and technical assistance requests. Do you have specialty expertise in our priority training domains above? Then we want to hear from you! Please submit your interest in becoming a RRH subject matter expert trainer.
RSS Learning Collaboratives
As part of the ongoing efforts of the Regional Recovery Hub, we convene a learning collaborative monthly on a range of rotating topics specific to recovery support services. Content is delivered in-person, digitally, and virtually. This free learning opportunity is available to any professional and community member across the United States and can be joined using the button below.
Annual Needs Assessment
Each year, the regional recovery hub team works to complete an Allegheny County recovery support service needs assessment. This assessment focuses on evaluating and mapping recovery support services available as part of the county ecosystem, the prevalence of recovery amongst community members, and identifying priorities, opportunities, and gaps within our training and technical assistance infrastructure. We accept rolling feedback from community members on priority areas which can be submitted using the button below.
Changes in the Drug Supply
A helpful infographic for understanding more about common adulterants in the drug supply.What's in the Drug Supply
A helpful infographic for understanding more about adulterants in the drug supply.An Overview of Medetomidine
A helpful infographic for understanding more about MedetomidineRSS Remote Work Policy
Remote Work Policy Template for Recovery Community OrganizationUtility of Recovery Capital in Peer Recovery Support Service Delivery & Evaluation
Recovery Capital Training Tool for Peer SpecialistsRecovery Plan Template
Simple recovery plan template for peer support providersSMART Goals Worksheet
A helpful worksheet for creating SMART goals in recovery planningRemote Peer Supervision Guidelines
Guidelines for the remote supervision of peer specialistsTelerecovery Guidelines and Best Practices
Procedure and best practices guide for the delivery of telerecovery engagementsSubstance Use, Recovery, and Wellness in the United States
A useful infographic detailing substance use, recovery, and wellness prevalence in the United StatesThe Role of Peer Specialists
A useful infographic detailing the role peer specialists play in our systems of care and communities.Becoming a Certified Peer Specialist in Pennsylvania
A useful infographic detailing the initial and ongoing requirements for becoming a certified recovery specialists in Pennsylvania.The Pillars of Peer Supervision
A useful infographic detailing the domains and importance of peer specialist supevision.Peer Specialist Wellness and Self-care Training Workbook
A PDF companion workbook for our recorded training (available below), Peer Specialist Wellness and Self-careOverdose Prevention Education: Community-Based Approaches to Health Protection, Engagement, and Care
This introductory training provides a grounded overview of overdose prevention and health-protective strategies, what they are, what they are not, and how they reduce preventable injury and death (recorded in 2026).
A history of Public Health in the United States
This record learning collaborative provides an introductory overview to the history of public health in the United States for peer specialists (recorded in 2026).
No Fortress of Solitude: Why Connection Is a Superpower in Recovery
This training is a reflective, strengths-based training that uses a superhero metaphor to explore the critical role connection plays in sustaining recovery (recorded in 2026).
Advocacy 101. Being a Voice for the Peer Workforce
This training gives peer professionals a practical foundation in advocacy and how to responsibly represent the peer workforce within organizations, systems, and communities (recorded in 2026).
Health and Safety Practices in Recovery Housing: Supporting Resident Safety, Stability, and Engagement
This training explores how evidence-informed safety practices can strengthen resident safety, retention, and overall wellness in communal living environments (recorded in 2026).
Social Determinants of Health and Their Integration into Recovery Support Services
This training looks at the social determinants of health and how they directly shape recovery outcomes (recorded in 2026).
Expanding the Trauma-Informed Lens: Neurobiology, Crisis Response & Peer Resilience
This training equips peer responders and recovery support professionals with a deeper understanding of how trauma and crisis affect the brain, body, and nervous system, for both participants and responders (recorded in 2026).
Advocacy Without Harm: Ethical Storytelling and Lived Experience
A training on providing advocates the tools to not be harmed, exploited, or tokenized in the storytelling process. (recorded in 2026).Non-clinical Group Facilitation
A training on facilitating non-clinical groups designed to help build the core skills needed to plan, lead, and adapt group sessions that are engaging, trauma-informed, and purpose-driven (recorded in 2026).Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
A webinar training on medications for opioid use disorder and what peer specialists need to know (recorded in 2025).History of Peer Support
A webinar training on the history of peer support in the United States (recorded in 2025).Overdose Prevention and Response
A short digital training on overdose prevention and response (recorded in 2025).Understanding Substance Use Disorders: The Brain, the Behavior, and the Path to Recovery
A digital training on understanding substance use disorders for peer specialists (recorded in 2026).Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
A short digital training on motivational interviewing for peer specialists (recorded in 2025).Verbal De-escalation Skills for Peer Specialists
A short digital training on verbal de-escalation strategies and skills for peer specialists (recorded in 2025).Navigating the Noise
A short digital training on debunking common drug-related myths and identifying credible public health related information (recorded in 2025).Peer Specialist Wellness and Self-care
A short digital training on peer specialist wellness and self-care (recorded 2025).Advocacy for Social Change
A short digital training on advocacy for social change for peer specialists (recorded 2025).Building A Recovery Community Organization
A spotlight webinar on the history of recovery community organizations and how to get started building one (recorded 2025).Introduction to Recovery Friendly Workplaces
A short digital introduction to Recovery Friendly Workplaces (recorded in 2025).