Curriculum with compassion

PeerVida delivers bilingual peer support training — including single CEU courses, multi-hour topic bundles, and complete facilitator kits — all grounded in lived experience and national standards.


What is a
Peer?

Lived Experience at the Center
  • Peers are individuals with lived experience of mental health, substance use, or trauma who support others through trust and connection. They are professionally trained using national standards for ethical, person-centered, and culturally responsive care.

    Depending on the setting, peers may:

    • hold space during distress

    • co-create safety plans and goals

    • support de-escalation

    • lead peer groups

    • link people to local resources

Why are we unique?

FILLING A CRITICAL GAP

  • Peer support is voluntary, recovery-based, and grounded in national standards from SAMHSA, NAADAC, and INAPS. Peers are certified in all 50 states, and in most, their services are reimbursed by Medicaid and insurance programs. Peer support can complement clinical care by expanding access through mutuality, hope, and lived experience — especially for those facing stigma, cost, or systemic barriers.

Where Are Peers?

Peers Work Across the U.S.

  • Crisis and walk-in centers

  • Inpatient and behavioral health units

  • Mobile teams and street outreach

  • Primary care and recovery clinics

  • Virtual & phone-based services

  • Reentry and diversion programs

  • And many more...

How PeerVida Works

PeerVida offers flexible, bilingual training rooted in lived experience — including CEU courses, thematic bundles, and complete facilitator kits. All materials are available through a dedicated learning portal and include instant certificates aligned with U.S. national standards. Use them on your own or with your team.

NAADAC-APPROVED* [pending]

All trainings align with SAMHSA’s Core Competencies, support CEU credit in most U.S. states, and reflect the 2023 National Model Standards for Peer Support.

REAL PEER INSIGHT

Every module is developed by a nationally certified peer, shaped by real-world practice and years of experience in curriculum design and direct support.

CEU COURSES

Flexible Options for Diverse Peer Roles

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Peers in hospitals, clinics, & Care Teams

Build trust, reduce isolation, and show up without clinical tools.

Peers offering Phone & Virtual Support

Stay present, calm, and peer-centered from anywhere.

Peers Supporting the Supporters

Balance empathy, boundaries, and brave conversations.

Peers supporting Justice Involved

Center dignity, reduce stigma, and build reentry confidence.

COMING SOON!

Supporting Older ADULTS

Learn or Teach

English or Spanish. Instant certificates. Two year access.

Start small. Choose what serves you best.

Individual
CEUs 


  • Focused, lived-experience topics

  • Two-year access after purchase

  • Learn at your own pace, on your own time

  • Peer-designed, non-clinical content

  • No live classes or Zoom needed

Build your path. Learn at your pace.

CEU
Bundles


  • Choose your themes or mix across topics

  • Two-year access from the date of purchase

  • CEU-ready with auto-generated certificates

  • One account, full access at your space

  • Bundle 4-12 hours, save up to 18%

Support others. Share what you know.

Facilitator Packages


  • Includes slides, scripts, and worksheets

  • All materials in both English Spanish

  • License valid for 2 years, up to 50 learners

  • Aligned with SAMHSA Competencies

  • Materials are yours to use offline

Real Tools. Real Peers. Real Impact.

PeerVida makes it easy to bring quality peer training into your organization — without the wait, the hassle, or the guesswork.

Ready when you are.

About PeerVida

Training the people who support the people

Hi, I'm Bethea — a curriculum designer, nationally certified peer specialist, and former Spanish teacher with years of experience in high schools and at the university level, where I taught language and pedagogy. Like many peers, my path shifted after personal challenges reshaped how I understood support, connection, and purpose in life.


That turning point led me to work over four life-changing years in a walk-in crisis center in a beachside community — where I sat with people in real-time distress and learned how support shows up when it’s stripped down, honest, and human.

I’m also a wife, a mother, and someone with family across the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean. We're taking time to travel and live at a different pace — and along the way, I’ve built this space to share peer-informed tools. What you’ll find here is simple, thoughtfully made, and designed to meet you where you are.

Bethea García
MS, NCPS

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”

— Rumi, 13th-century poet and Sufi mystic

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