About the Peer Assistance Program
Program Mission / Philosophy
- We believe that addictions is a disease.
- We believe that nurses have a professional responsibility to promote the wellness of their colleagues.
- We believe that with support and treatment, nurses can return to wellness and recovery.
How the Program Works
We recognize the decision to seek help is often a difficult one, but we urge you to make the confidential call. Your call will be directed to a Massachusetts Nurses Association Staff Member who will ask only your first name. We will locate a Volunteer Peer Assistant who will contact you to listen, provide support and offer help and hope.
The Massachusetts Nurses Association Volunteer Peer Assistance Program is a network of nurses who are in recovery reaching out to other nurses whose life, health, and/ or profession are affected by alcohol and/or other drugs.
- The support offered by the program is free and confidential.
- We are NOT affiliated with any state regulatory, disciplinary or law enforcement agency.
- The key benefit of this confidential peer support is to offer help with a recovery and wellness focus.
Contact with a supportive peer assistant can help lessen the devastation in the life of a nurse struggling with a substance use problem, preserve a career, and return a valuable resource to the healthcare community.
