The Peer Company

The Peer Company Our Vision: MHAAO is committed to promoting self-directed recovery and wellness for all individuals. We honor lived experiences.

The Peer Company (formerly Mental Health and Addiction Association of Oregon) is an inclusive peer-run organization dedicated to self-direction honoring the voice of lived experience. We support people wherever they are on their journey, free from judgment, or agenda. We support these aims through education, advocacy, recovery peer services, training, technical assistance, community collaboration, and through developing the peer workforce and leadership.

🌟 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟 From involuntary commitment at 17 to testifying before Congress, organizing street outreach, an...
03/11/2026

🌟 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟
 
From involuntary commitment at 17 to testifying before Congress, organizing street outreach, and advocating for the landmark Olmstead decision—Laura Van Tosh’s work has always been about one thing: freedom.
 
Today, she’s working alongside a new generation of advocates pushing for non-coercive crisis response, racial inclusion, and  in systemic change in behavioral health.
 
In her own words: “It’s not that people get well, it’s that the best place to recover is in the community... My goal has always been about freedom of people, not just free from shackles, but freedom to create your own life.”
 
Come hear Laura’s story at Peerpocalypse 2026 | May 4-7 | Seaside, OR + Virtual
 
Virtual tickets available now. In-person tickets releasing mid-March—join the waitlist at via our link in bio!
 

We know recovery works. We see it every day — in the lives of our staff and in the thousands of people we walk alongside...
02/13/2026

We know recovery works.

We see it every day — in the lives of our staff and in the thousands of people we walk alongside each year as they rebuild housing, health, family, and purpose.

Yet Oregon continues to rank near the bottom in access to care and recovery support — while ranking near the top for untreated mental health and addiction.

Even in the face of budget deficits and hard decisions, we cannot afford to disinvest in treatment, peer support, housing, and recovery services.

Recovery is not a line item ‼️ It’s a lifeline ❗

🚨 WOW! Peerpocalypse 2026 in-person tickets sold out FAST!Don’t panic—more tickets are coming in March.Virtual access is...
02/06/2026

🚨 WOW! Peerpocalypse 2026 in-person tickets sold out FAST!

Don’t panic—more tickets are coming in March.
Virtual access is open now 💻✨

📍 May 4–7 | Seaside, OR + Online from ANYWHERE

🎟️ Purchase virtual tickets: https://shorturl.at/ftSbV

⏳ Join the waitlist for the next in-person ticket drop in March: https://shorturl.at/MR2j0

🔥 IT’S HAPPENING! 🔥🎟️ Tickets + 🎓 Scholarship Applications are officially LIVE NOW for Peerpocalypse 2026!⚠️ Tickets and...
02/02/2026

🔥 IT’S HAPPENING! 🔥

🎟️ Tickets + 🎓 Scholarship Applications are officially LIVE NOW for Peerpocalypse 2026!

⚠️ Tickets and scholarship slots are LIMITED — buy your tickets today, this event sells out FAST!

🗓️ Scholarship applications close February 27th
📬 Scholarship recipients will be notified no later than March 13th

🎟️ Buy tickets here (direct link): https://secure.everyaction.com/NI9JV97fKEm9aCmtB8QTOQ2?emci=138a0b37-4a00-f111-832f-000d3a1f0e4c&emdi=19e9f202-6100-f111-832f-000d3a1f0e4c&ceid=24511969

🌐 For all conference info + to apply for scholarships, head to our website: https://www.mhaoforegon.org/peerpocalypse-main-page

🚨⏳ LESS THAN ONE HOUR! ⏳🚨Tickets + Scholarship Applications for Peerpocalypse 2026 go LIVE in under an hour!!🌊✨ May 4–7,...
02/02/2026

🚨⏳ LESS THAN ONE HOUR! ⏳🚨

Tickets + Scholarship Applications for Peerpocalypse 2026 go LIVE in under an hour!!

🌊✨ May 4–7, 2026 | Seaside, Oregon
🔥 The Nation’s Largest Peer-Run Conference

This is THE gathering for peers, advocates, leaders, and lived-experience change-makers from across the country — coming together to build community, share tools, celebrate recovery, and strengthen the peer movement.

🎟️ Tickets drop 10am
🎓 Scholarship applications open 10am
📣 Set your alarms — these go FAST!

Let’s make 2026 the biggest, boldest Peerpocalypse yet.

Peers connecting with peers. Movement building. Hope rising.

Learn more and get tickets: https://www.mhaoforegon.org/peerpocalypse-main-page

The Salon on addiction was a powerful reminder that storytelling saves lives.When we talk about addiction openly—withou...
01/30/2026

The Salon on addiction was a powerful reminder that storytelling saves lives.

When we talk about addiction openly—without shame, without judgment—we make space for truth. And in that truth, stigma begins to loosen its grip.

Addiction thrives in silence and isolation. But healing grows in connection.

What stood out most was how personal stories cut through the noise. Not statistics. Not headlines. Stories. Stories that reminded us that people are not their worst moments. That recovery is real. That support matters. That community is part of the solution.

Sharing lived experience builds compassion, shifts perspectives, and helps all of us move from “them” to “us.”

We all left the salon feeling hopeful—because when a community gathers to listen, learn, and hold space for one another, we become stronger. We become safer. We become more connected.

Thank you to everyone who helped create this space and everyone who showed up with open hearts.

Let’s keep talking. Let’s keep listening. Let’s keep choosing compassion over stigma—together.

ARE YOU AS EXCITED AS WE ARE?! 🔥PEERPOCALYPSE 2026 is coming — and we are counting down!!🎟️ Tickets go live in 4 DAYS!🎓 ...
01/29/2026

ARE YOU AS EXCITED AS WE ARE?! 🔥

PEERPOCALYPSE 2026 is coming — and we are counting down!!

🎟️ Tickets go live in 4 DAYS!
🎓 Scholarship applications also open in 4 DAYS!

Join the largest peer-run conference for peers in the nation — where lived experience leads, community rises, and our voices shape the future.

Because NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US. 💚

May 4-7 in Seaside

📬 Don’t miss the launch: sign up for our newsletter to get ticket + scholarship updates, announcements, and all things PeerPocalypse 2026!

Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/N9nZq

01/29/2026

Did you hear??!! Tickets and Scholarships live in 5 days😎

The COUNTDOWN IS ON… 🔥🔥🔥Peerpocalypse Tickets and Scholarship Applications go live on Monday, February 2nd at 10am.This ...
01/29/2026

The COUNTDOWN IS ON… 🔥🔥🔥

Peerpocalypse Tickets and Scholarship Applications go live on Monday, February 2nd at 10am.

This event sells out every year, don’t miss your opportunity to join us!


Storytelling saves lives.At The Peer Company, we know the power of sharing story because they reduce shame, open doors t...
01/22/2026

Storytelling saves lives.

At The Peer Company, we know the power of sharing story because they reduce shame, open doors to honest conversations, and help people discover support they didn’t know was possible. When people share their lived experience, it creates connection—and connection changes everything.

❤️ Stories reach hearts in ways facts alone never can.

Peer support is rooted in showing up as our full selves and being met with understanding, not judgment. It’s about making sure people know they’re not alone—and that healing, recovery, and belonging are possible when someone truly gets it… because they’ve been there too.

Tonight at , The Peer Company had the honor of helping curate an incredible lineup of speakers sharing stories about addiction, humanity, and healing.

These voices matter, and their stories have the power to spark understanding and change.

Join the conversation.

https://shorturl.at/Npm0n

Special thank you to Holst for ensuring the event fully alligns with our mission through their sponsorship of NA Beverages for the evening

Cheers!

01/21/2026

This is what partnership looks like.

A table full of resources.
A network built on trust.
Recovery powered by people — not silos.

👇 Add to the list in the comments:
Drop a resource our community should know about. Let’s connect folks to support and keep expanding what’s possible when we work together.

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.At The Peer Company...
01/19/2026

“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

At The Peer Company, love shows up as presence, listening, and walking alongside one another. Peer support is love in practice—meeting people where they are and choosing connection, every day.

Address

8935 SE Powell Boulevard
Portland, OR
97266

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15039222377

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MHAAO'S CORE VALUES:


  • We at MHAAO believe that all individuals who experience mental health and/or addiction challenges can recover and that recovery, its journey and process, is unique to the individual.

  • We believe that recipients of our services have the right and the ability to make decisions for themselves about what supports they would prefer to receive and the directions they wish to explore.