Welcome to the
Youth MOVE National Peer Center

The Youth MOVE National Peer Center is a program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under grant 1H79SM082658-01 and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The YMN Peer Center sunset at the end of March 2026.

For 6 years, Youth MOVE National’s Peer Center supported peer and community-run organizations, provider organizations, the mental health service system, and anyone nationally with successfully creating and implementing recovery-oriented youth programming. Over the years this has included numerous trainings, leadership academies, peer support workforce development, technical assistance, learning communities, product development from tip sheets to issue briefs to implementation guides, coaching, and more.

about

The Youth MOVE National Peer Center

MOTIVATING OTHERS THROUGH VOICES OF EXPERIENCE

Across the country, recovery-oriented services and consumer run organizations, including youth and family- run organizations, are increasingly seen as vital supports within the mental health service array. Youth MOVE National’s Peer Center was established in July 2020 and sunset in March 2026 with grant funding support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. As a youth-run peer organization, YMN honors lived experience and recognizes the value of both traditional and non-traditional supports. We serve peers across the lifespan, their families, and providers of all ages, to grow the youth peer movement across the United States. As one of five funded Centers, we collaborated with our partners to improve and sustain the implementation of peer and recovery-oriented services and supports. 

Youth-Run Program Support

Youth Peer support

Youth Leadership Development

Professional Development & education

Peer-to-peer networking opportunities

Our Peer Center Work

Direct technical assistance

We offered responsive technical assistance with a tiered menu of options to make a long-lasting impact on all of our partners.

learning communities

We hosted annual learning communities that brought together peer and provider organizations to make promising measurable changes to mental health service systems.

product development

We disseminated resources to share information about mental health, youth peer support, recovery supports like supported education and medication management, and promote new ways of thinking about youth rights and voice in treatment services.

Training

We delivered a variety of training and education opportunities, both virtually and in person, to enhance youth program development.

I love how my experience with Youth MOVE has brought me together with other young adult leaders and gotten us all more involved in our community on a common issue: mental health.
- Leah Ganssle, Youth MOVE Virginia