HHS Announces New Peer Support Prevention Services to Strengthen Families, Advancing the Great American Recovery & A Home for Every Child Initiatives
US Dept. HHS
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) today added new peer support programs to the Title-IV Prevention Services Clearinghouse, for which all states can now claim federal reimbursement. The expansion advances the Trump Administration’s Great American Recovery and A Home for Every Child initiatives by equipping states with evidence-based resources to help parents overcome addiction, thereby strengthening families and reducing the number of children entering foster care.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., White House Senior Advisor for Addiction Recovery and Co-Chair of the Great American Recovery Initiative Kathryn Burgum, and ACF Assistant Secretary Alex J. Adams joined Governor Kim Reynolds in Des Moines to make the announcement.
“Addiction tears families apart. Recovery brings parents home and keeps children with the families who love them,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Under President Trump’s Great American Recovery, we are expanding proven peer support that helps parents overcome addiction, strengthens families, and keeps children out of foster care.”
“Iowa is proud to be first in the nation to adopt new peer-support interventions,” said Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds. “By responding to addiction and supporting struggling families, we’re building a stronger America: one where recovery is real, every child has a home, and hope is never out of reach for anyone.”
Iowa is the first state to adopt one of the new programs that feature peer support interventions, having already updated its state prevention plan with ACF’s pre-reviewed model language to include these evidence-based approaches that help families affected by the chronic disease of addiction.
In January 2026, President Donald Trump launched the Great American Recovery to help struggling Americans find treatment faster, stay connected to recovery support, and rebuild their lives with dignity, purpose, and community through a coordinated, evidence-based approach.
“Peer support specialists are living proof that recovery is possible. Their lived experience is a powerful source of hope, connection and guidance for families working to overcome the chronic disease of addiction,” said White House Senior Advisor for Addiction Recovery and Co-Chair of the Great American Recovery Kathryn Burgum. “Peer support is a high priority for the Great American Recovery because it remains one of the biggest gaps in our recovery system. Iowa is the first state to take this important step, expanding access to these services to help parents and strengthen families. We encourage states across the country to follow Iowa’s lead as we advance President Trump’s vision for a recovery system that leaves no American behind.”
Family-Based Recovery and WRAP join two other programs that feature peer support already included in the Clearinghouse with a Supported rating, Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) and Parents Anonymous.