Peer Washington

Founded in 1984, Peer Washington is a community organisation based in Seattle, United States working on mental health, addiction, health.

Peer Washington is a non-profit that provides peer emotional support and development services to Washington state residents affected by addiction, mental health challenges, and/or HIV/AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases. Founded as a grassroots agency in 1984 and launched as an umbrella organisation in July 2020 for its Peer Seattle site and later service sites, it operates across Washington state from its Seattle office. Its services are offered at no cost, and it also runs Peer Workforce Development, which trains Certified Peer Counselors and behavioural health providers. Outreach at each site is directed to the community named in that site's charter, with a commitment to safe, inclusive spaces, including for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender non-conforming people.