Founded in 2011, SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) co-managed Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS). It advanced effective recovery supports and services for people with mental or substance use disorders and their families and helped programs, systems, states, territories, and tribes as they implemented effective recovery supports and services for individuals of all ages and diverse populations with mental or substance use disorders.

The work of BRSS TACS was enriched by the lived experiences of people in recovery, who played key roles in BRSS TACS project leadership, development, and implementation.

Key Activities

BRSS TACS promoted the planning, adoption, and expansion of sustainable recovery-oriented supports, services, policies, and practices by:

• Supporting peer-run, recovery community, and family-run organizations
• Developing shared decision-making tools and other recovery resources
• Creating policy and practice guidelines
• Planning and executing expert panels, national and regional summits, state policy academies, learning communities, and virtual events

Recovery Support Tools and Resources

Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) provides basic and advanced tools and resources to behavioral health professionals across the country. Recovery support tools and resources include:

• Peers Support Workers
  • Core Competencies for Peer Support Workers
  • Frequently Asked Questions for Core Competencies
• Shared Decision-Making Tools
• Share Your Story
• Parents and Families
• Youth and Young Adults
• Video Trainings

Learn more about Recovery and Recovery Support and SAMHSA's Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge (SPARK).

BRSS TACS Partners

C4 Innovations and its partners led BRSS TACS. Partners included:

• Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
• Community Catalyst
• Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR)
• Georgia Council on Substance Abuse
• National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
• National Council for Behavioral Health (NCBH)
• National Empowerment Center (NEC)
• National Family Dialogue on Substance Use Disorders
• National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (NFFCMH)
• New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (NYAPRS)
• Policy Research Associates, Inc.
• Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH)
• Young People in Recovery (YPR)
• Youth MOVE National (YMN)