Peer Recovery and SMART Recovery
Newport offers peer recovery coaching, recovery navigation, harm-reduction education, transportation coordination, housing and employment referrals, family support, and SMART Recovery meetings.
Practical, person-centered support for life in recovery
Recovery support extends beyond clinical appointments. Peer recovery services can help individuals identify goals, navigate resources, build recovery capital, connect with community supports, and address practical barriers involving transportation, housing, employment, and other needs.
Newport also offers SMART Recovery meetings at no cost. SMART Recovery is a mutual-support approach focused on practical tools, self-management, motivation, coping with urges, and building a balanced life.
Who may benefit from this service
Peer and mutual-support services can benefit people at many stages of recovery, including those entering treatment, continuing treatment, or building stability after formal treatment.
- Individuals seeking peer-based encouragement and recovery navigation.
- People who need help connecting with transportation, housing, employment, or community resources.
- Patients and community members interested in structured mutual-support meetings.
- Families seeking education, navigation, and recovery-related support.
A clear, individualized path through care
Recovery goals
Peer staff help identify personal recovery priorities, strengths, barriers, and practical needs.
Navigation and connection
Participants can receive help locating treatment, community services, transportation, housing, employment, and other supports.
Peer and mutual support
Recovery coaching and SMART Recovery meetings provide connection, encouragement, and practical recovery tools.
Ongoing recovery planning
Support can evolve as goals, needs, living situations, employment, and recovery milestones change.
Care may include
Services are individualized based on assessment, clinical need, treatment goals, and program availability.
Peer Recovery Coaching
Recovery Navigation
Harm-Reduction Education
Transportation Coordination
Housing Referrals
Employment Referrals
Family Support
SMART Recovery Meetings
Community Resource Linkage
SMART Recovery: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
SMART Recovery meetings are currently offered at no cost on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with in-person and virtual participation options. Other peer recovery and navigation services are coordinated separately based on availability and participant needs.
Current meeting location, virtual registration instructions, and program availability should be confirmed before attending.
Understanding coverage and payment options
SMART Recovery meetings are currently offered at no cost. Peer recovery and related support services may be funded through grants or other programs for eligible participants. Insurance or payment requirements, when applicable, vary by service.
Common questions about Peer Recovery & SMART Recovery
What does a peer recovery specialist do?
Peer recovery professionals use lived experience and specialized training to support recovery goals, provide encouragement, help navigate resources, and strengthen connections to treatment and community supports.
What is SMART Recovery?
SMART Recovery is a mutual-support approach that uses practical tools to help participants strengthen motivation, cope with urges, manage thoughts and behaviors, and work toward a balanced life.
Do SMART Recovery meetings cost anything?
Newport currently offers its SMART Recovery meetings at no cost to participants.
Can I participate virtually?
Yes. Newport currently lists both in-person and virtual participation options for its Tuesday and Thursday SMART Recovery meetings.
Connect with Newport Integrated Behavioral Healthcare
Our team can help you request an appointment, check insurance benefits, or begin a professional referral.
