Healing Together
Reducing opioid and substance use disorder illness and death through risk reduction, peer recovery, and community collaboration across Allegany and Garrett counties.
Healing Together is AHEC West's substance use disorder initiative — a collaborative network of community agencies, peer recovery specialists, and county residents working together to reduce opioid and substance use disorder illness and death across Allegany and Garrett counties.
Through multiple programs operating across risk reduction, peer recovery, and community outreach, Healing Together meets people where they are — without judgment.
What Healing Together does
The ACCESS program provides risk reduction services funded by the State of Maryland Behavioral Health Center for Risk Reduction Services (CHRS). Services include syringe exchange at The Possibility Shop, RAD drug testing, naloxone distribution and training, and free HIV/HCV/STI testing every Monday at 28 Washington Street, Cumberland.
Our Peer-to-Peer program connects individuals in detention centers, pretrial programs, judicial settings, and post-release environments in Allegany and Garrett counties with peer recovery specialists who have lived experience in recovery. Post-release support is available for at least one year.
- Pretrial and alternative sentencing support
- Allegany County Detention Center re-entry program
- Garrett County Detention Center re-entry program
- Gatekeepers "Business of Living" life skills course
Available any time for individuals facing mental health or addiction challenges. Peer recovery specialists can arrange face-to-face meetings and connect callers with treatment referrals and community resources. You will speak with someone who understands — staffed by individuals with lived experience in recovery.