Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH)

Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) In 2009, we celebrated our 10th anniversary with a series of seminars and lectures. Government (DHHS, 2005) and by the recovery community in the U.S.

The Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, located at Erector Square in New Haven, CT, does collaborative research, evaluation, education, training, policy development, and consultation. About PRCH
The Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) is jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Mental Health Center of the Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine and the Institution fo

r Social and Policy Studies of Yale University. We conduct research, training, evaluation, and policy development in the areas of recovery from serious mental illness and substance use, and health disparities. PRCH was founded in 1999 by a group of social scientists, clinical and community-based providers, educators, community organizers, and people in recovery who had become dissatisfied with the then-current state of mental health and addiction services, the limitations services placed on individuals’ chances for recovery, and the disparities in care based on ethnicity and culture. Since its founding, PRCH has made substantive and enduring contributions to the “revolution” called for in behavioral health care—both by the U.S. and throughout the world. Consistent with the suggestion of John McKnight (1992) that “[r]evolutions begin when people who are defined as problems achieve the power to redefine the problem,” we take the central task of our work to be involving people living with addictions and mental illnesses in redefining their challenges in their own terms. Rather than viewing these individuals as problems to be addressed through the intervention of others, we view people as the experts on the problems and difficulties posed by mental illness and addiction, and, consequently, as the foremost experts on identifying solutions to these same problems. We seek to create and pursue a vision for a dramatically different future in which the “outdated science, outmoded financing, and unspoken discrimination” that far too often characterizes behavioral health care (DHHS, 2003) is replaced by hope-filled, culturally-responsive, and recovery-oriented services and supports which enable people to reclaim their lives as valuable and contributing members of their communities. PRCH has developed a national and international reputation as a leader in articulating, operationalizing, and implementing culturally-responsive and recovery-oriented care through this approach by:
researching innovative and effective community and peer-based services and supports
assisting systems of care in becoming more culturally-responsive and recovery-oriented
reducing health care disparities
improving individual, agency, and system-level outcomes

Click here for a list of PRCH publications (PDF)

04/30/2026
First Day Training: Elevating the Recovery Workforce Statewide.Welcome to all supervisors!
04/30/2026

First Day Training: Elevating the Recovery Workforce Statewide.
Welcome to all supervisors!

Join us for the Advancing Peer Support and Lived Experience: Upward Spiral Summer Series (USSS) 2026 kick-off:Roots of R...
04/28/2026

Join us for the Advancing Peer Support and Lived Experience: Upward Spiral Summer Series (USSS) 2026 kick-off:
Roots of Recovery
Featuring: International Recovery Leaders: Joe Powell and
Haner Hernández, PhD
Wednesday
May 13th, 10-12pm PST
1-3pm EST
REGISTER TODAY
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https://form.jotform.com/261094500417147

On behalf of Focus Act Connect Every-day (FACE), I am sending an invitation (attached) to the opening of an exhibit at C...
04/28/2026

On behalf of Focus Act Connect Every-day (FACE), I am sending an invitation (attached) to the opening of an exhibit at City Hall in New Haven on Tuesday, May 12th to celebrate FACE’s 10th anniversary, as well as to mark Mental Health Month. We will be gathering in the atrium of City Hall at around 5:00 pm and we will hear from speakers from PRCH, DMHAS, the City of New Haven, and FACE members (of course) starting around 5:30 pm. As with all things related to FACE, everyone is welcome to any and all parts of the celebration.

If you cannot make it to the exhibit opening, that’s OK. The exhibit will remain in the atrium at City Hall until the end of May.

If you have any questions about the exhibit, please feel free to contact Billy at billy.bromage@yale.edu

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04/24/2026

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ELEVATING THE RECOVERY WORKFORCE STATEWIDETrain for TrainersYale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH)Chyrell...
04/24/2026

ELEVATING THE RECOVERY WORKFORCE STATEWIDE
Train for Trainers

Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH)
Chyrell D. Bellamy, PhD., MSW; Maria E. Restrepo-Toro, MS, BSN; Kimberly Guy, LEE; CPSRP eligible; Jonathan Edwards, PhD, LCSW; Bridgett Williamson, LEE; CPSRP eligible; Megan Evans, PhD; Patricia Benedict, BA; Richard Youins; Graziela Reis, MA, MPH
Advocacy Unlimited (AU) – Michaela Fissel, MA
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) – Stacy Charpentier
New Life II Recovery Center – Pastor Dana Smith
Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network Recovery Leadership Academy– Dr. Karen Kangas
Consultants
Tracie Z Compositor, CPSRP, RCP.,
Nicole T. Hampton, CPRS, CPSRP
Joanne T. Butler, MSW

Thanks to all facilitators and participants on the Imani Breakthrough Program who graduated 🎓 Congratulations to our tea...
04/22/2026

Thanks to all facilitators and participants on the Imani Breakthrough Program who graduated 🎓
Congratulations to our team, Jorge Morales, Geraldo Rivera, Samuel Morales, , and Pastor Amarillys Castro.
I am blessed to work with the best team ever, Chyrell Bellamy Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH) Robyn Anderson Luz Ocasio Kim Guy Blackman @ Mark Costa @ Mera

Our new article offers a fresh perspective and actionable insights. Dive in to deepen your understanding, then share you...
04/21/2026

Our new article offers a fresh perspective and actionable insights. Dive in to deepen your understanding, then share your thoughts with our community.

Measuring What Matters in Peer Support: Using Competencies and Fidelity to Strengthen the Workforce

By: Megan Evans, PhD Kristine Irizarry, MBA Sai Snigdha Talluri, PhD, CRC, LPC Graziela Reis, MPH, BS Chyrell D. Bellamy, PhD, MSW Yale School of Medicine

Tools to measure peer support ensure quality, recovery-focused care, and effective workforce development in behavioral health systems.

Our latest article delves into this fascinating subject, offering fresh insights and a new perspective. We invite you to...
04/21/2026

Our latest article delves into this fascinating subject, offering fresh insights and a new perspective. We invite you to read it and join!

Implementing and Sustaining Peer Support: The Recovery Workforce Learning Collaborative (RWLC)

By: Maria E. Restrepo-Toro, BSN, MS Chyrell D. Bellamy, PhD, MSW Graziela Reis, MPH, BS Sai Snigdha Talluri, PhD, CRC, LPC Megan Evans, PhD Yale School of Medicine

RWLC helps agencies integrate peer support and lived experience to improve recovery-focused behavioral health care.

Congratulations to the New Hope, Imani Breakthrough Program Cohort 5 graduates in New Orleans!Thanks to all participants...
04/09/2026

Congratulations to the New Hope, Imani Breakthrough Program Cohort 5 graduates in New Orleans!

Thanks to all participants, facilitators, faith-based leaders, the Metropolitan Human Services District, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH), Yale Department of PsychiatryChyrell BellamyGraziela ReisLuz Ocasio@kimberly Blackman, Costa, Guy

Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health and Local ESOL Class Partner to Empower Afghan WomenNEW HAVEN – Students ...
04/09/2026

Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health and Local ESOL Class Partner to Empower Afghan Women

NEW HAVEN – Students in this week’s ESOL class, taught by New Haven Adult Education, had a special guest: Annie Harper, PhD, from the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH). Dr. Harper visited the class to discuss financial literacy with the students, who are predominantly women from Afghanistan.

The session was more than just a lecture. It was a collaborative effort to understand the specific financial needs of Afghan families in the community. Dr. Harper listened intently as the women shared their experiences and challenges, laying the groundwork for co-creating solutions to address them.

This initiative is part of a broader collaborative approach by CRIW - The Collective for Refugee & Immigrant Women's Wellbeing that engages Afghan women as partners in developing practical solutions grounded in their lived experiences. Yale PRCH has been a valued collaborator in this effort since 2023, lending its expertise in recovery, inclusion, and health equity. This partnership is a testament to the power of community collaboration in creating a more inclusive and supportive environment for all residents.

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