{"id":650,"date":"2019-06-09T04:11:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-09T04:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cdcr-migration.10upmanaged.com\/wellness\/psp\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:43:45","slug":"psp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/wellness\/psp\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Support Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2021\/09\/OEW-PSP-Logo.png\" alt=\"Office of Employee Wellness Peer Support Program \" class=\"wp-image-987\" style=\"width:252px;height:252px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2021\/09\/OEW-PSP-Logo.png 504w, https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2021\/09\/OEW-PSP-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/wellness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2021\/09\/OEW-PSP-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The staff Peer Support Program (PSP) consists of volunteer custody and non-custody staff who have the desire and passion to help their fellow staff in a time of need. PSP members have received extensive training in empathy, psychological first aid, critical incident response, active listening, and best practices for peer-to-peer support programs. The PSP serves to provide an empathic listening ear and facilitate pathways to professional help, or as a result of the following situations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Physical assault.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sexual assault.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hostage incident.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Causing injury or death to person(s).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Illness, death, and suicide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Substance use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal Stress; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Involvement in onsite and offsite critical incidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>PSP members are available at each CDCR and CCHCS location and consists of volunteer custody and non-custody staff who are trained and have the desire and passion to help staff in a time of need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-btn-text-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcr.ca.gov\/wellness\/statewide-peer-support-team-administrators-leaders\/\">View Statewide PSP Admin Leaders List<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-information\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office of Employee Wellness Peer Support Program<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:CDCRPeerSupport@cdcr.ca.gov\">CDCRPeerSupport@cdcr.ca.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Statewide Peer Support Manager &amp; Statewide Peer Support Coordinator<br><\/strong>Ashton Peterson<br>916-217-5328<br><a href=\"mailto:CDCRPeerSupport@cdcr.ca.gov\">CDCRPeerSupport@cdcr.ca.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"department-of-defense-resources-and-services\">Department of Defense Resources and Services:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebenefits.va.gov\/ebenefits\/homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United States Military Benefits page <em>&#8211; for active, reserve, and veteran service members<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The United States Department of Defense <em>&#8211; for active, reserve, and veteran service members<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvet.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The California Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvet.ca.gov\/VetServices\/Documents\/Veteran_%20Resource_%20Book.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veteran Resource Book <em>&#8211; PDF link to the annual resource and benefit guide for veterans in California<\/em><\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The United States Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.va.gov\/opa\/publications\/benefits_book.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USVA Resource Handbook <em>&#8211; PDF link to the annual resource and benefit guide for veterans in any state<\/em><\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.militaryonesource.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Military OneSource <em>&#8211; information, resources and support for many aspects of military life<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realwarriors.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Real Warriors Campaign <em>&#8211; initiative launched by DCoE to promote the processes of building resilience, facilitating recovery and supporting reintegration of returning service members, veterans and their families<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veteranscrisisline.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veterans Crisis Line <em>&#8211; connects veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"military-support-services-organizations-and-agencies\">Military Support Services, Organizations and Agencies:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/parenting\/military-and-veteran-families-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zero to Three <em>&#8211; military and veteran families support<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenheroes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hidden Heroes <em>&#8211; a resource site for military caregivers<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bluestarfam.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blue Star Families <em>&#8211; a group of military family members that bridges the gap between military family communities and the general public<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/everyoneservesbook.com\/downloads\/EveryoneServes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Everyone Serves Handbook <em>&#8211; a supportive guide to pre-, current, and post-deployment for the service member family provided by Blue Star Families<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.militaryfamily.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Military Family Association <em>&#8211; advocacy group for military members and families. Member of the Defense Department\u2019s Military Spouse Employment Partnership<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"suicide-prevention-intervention-program\">\n\nSuicide Prevention \/ Intervention Program\n\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This program is a component within the PSP that provides support, intervention, and appropriate resources to employees who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veteranscrisisline.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Veteran Suicide Prevention Hotline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The staff Peer Support Program (PSP) consists of volunteer custody and non-custody staff who have the desire and passion to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"hide_featured_image_on_mobile":false,"hide_featured_image_on_post_details":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-650","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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