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Peer support software

Peer support software built around your program.

Connect peer support documentation, case management, and program reporting in Smores Health. Explore the workflows that matter to your team, then bring your forms, services, or reporting needs to a walkthrough.

Smores Health for your team

What would you like to improve?

Start with the work your team needs to connect. Your staff roles, services, documentation, and reporting needs shape the configuration we explore together.

Research your options

Explore the peer support software library.

Use these free guides to understand the market, compare products, evaluate workflows, and plan for your organization.

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Where should a buyer start?

Understand the category, write requirements before demos, and use a transparent market view to build a shortlist.

Choose software

How should a peer program choose technology?

Start with the category, build requirements, compare current options, calculate full cost, and use the same proof standard for every finalist.

Category definition11 min

What Is Peer Support Software?

Learn what peer support software does, which workflows it should connect, and how to evaluate fit without forcing peer work into a clinical model.

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2026 market comparison14 min

Which Peer Support Software Is Best in 2026?

See how Smores Health's purpose-built peer support platform compares with One Step, Behave Health, Ventus Rex, RecoveryLink, and CHESS Health.

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Buyer's guide14 min

How Do You Choose Peer Support Software?

Turn peer program needs into requirements, demos, evidence, scoring, security review, contract terms, and a defensible software decision.

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Smores Health explained10 min

What Is Smores Health (Formerly Peerakeet)?

Learn how Smores Health, formerly Peerakeet, connects peer program operations, services, documentation, engagement, billing, and outcomes.

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Evaluation checklist12 min

What Should a Peer Software Checklist Include?

Use a practical peer support software checklist for workflows, roles, privacy, security, reporting, accessibility, cost, and vendor evidence.

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Cost and budgeting11 min

How Much Does Peer Support Software Cost?

Estimate peer support software cost across licenses, setup, migration, integrations, training, support, internal labor, renewal, and exit.

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Readiness decision10 min

When Does a Peer Program Need Dedicated Software?

Use practical signals to decide when spreadsheets, forms, calendars, and an EHR no longer support safe, reliable peer program operations.

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Community health worker programs15 min

How Should You Choose Community Health Worker Software?

Evaluate CHW software with a workflow scorecard, demo scenarios, total-cost questions, data export checks, and a practical implementation plan.

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Reentry program resources15 min

How do you choose reentry case management software?

Compare reentry software workflows, pricing questions, reporting, data migration, and demo criteria before choosing a system for your program.

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Community program software12 min

How do you choose nonprofit case management software?

Evaluate nonprofit case management software for intake, participant tracking, service notes, referrals, reporting, pricing, and implementation.

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Community program software12 min

How do you choose housing navigation software?

Compare housing navigation software for participant support, referrals, follow-up, reporting, pricing, and the housing-system requirements to verify.

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Compare options

How do the main software options differ?

Compare named products and system types through transparent methodology, current vendor sources, neutral tables, and questions that expose unknowns.

Named product comparison13 min

Smores Health vs. One Step: Which Fits Peer Support?

Compare Smores Health and One Step by public focus, peer workflows, recovery-housing operations, engagement, reporting, and buyer evidence.

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Named product comparison13 min

Smores Health vs. Behave Health: Which Fits Peer Support?

Compare Smores Health's purpose-built peer platform with Behave Health's broader CRM, EHR, RCM, ERP, and peer-support suite.

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Named product comparison13 min

Smores Health vs. Ventus Rex: Which Fits Peer Support?

Compare two purpose-built peer-support platforms by public workflow, funding, workforce, participant engagement, reporting, and evidence.

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Named product comparison13 min

Smores Health vs. RecoveryLink: Which Fits Peer Support?

Compare Smores Health and RecoveryLink by public focus on program operations, digital recovery engagement, peer connection, outcomes, and buyer fit.

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Named product comparison13 min

Smores Health vs. CHESS Health: Which Fits Peer Support?

Compare Smores Health's peer-program operating system with CHESS Health's eRecovery engagement suite by public product focus and fit.

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Alternatives guide13 min

What Are the Best One Step Alternatives?

Compare One Step alternatives for peer operations, behavioral health, peer-work administration, digital engagement, and recovery programs.

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Alternatives guide13 min

What Are the Best Behave Health Alternatives?

Compare Behave Health alternatives when a peer program needs a purpose-built operating layer, housing platform, or digital engagement system.

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Alternatives guide13 min

What Are the Best RecoveryLink Alternatives?

Compare RecoveryLink alternatives for peer-program operations, recovery housing, behavioral health suites, peer administration, and engagement.

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System alternatives13 min

What Are the Best EHR Alternatives for Peer Support?

Compare purpose-built peer platforms, recovery-program software, digital engagement tools, CRMs, and integrated architectures as EHR alternatives.

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Category comparison12 min

EHR vs. Peer Support Software: Which Fits?

Compare an EHR with purpose-built peer support software by clinical responsibility, peer workflow, records, engagement, reporting, and integration.

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Named category comparison13 min

Salesforce vs. Peer Support Software: Which Fits?

Compare a configurable Salesforce CRM approach with purpose-built peer support software by workflow, expertise, governance, cost, adoption, and control.

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Tool comparison12 min

Spreadsheets vs. Peer Software: When Should You Switch?

Compare spreadsheets, paper forms, and peer support software by ownership, access, workflow, record integrity, reporting, growth, and cost.

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Existing-system assessment12 min

Can Your Existing EHR Manage Peer Support?

Test whether your EHR can support peer roles, services, notes, supervision, engagement, outcomes, reports, and privacy without harmful workarounds.

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Improve operations

Which operating problems should technology solve?

Reduce documentation friction, strengthen service records, support a growing workforce, connect goals, track outcomes, and prepare trustworthy evidence.

Documentation quality12 min

Why Does Peer Support Documentation Get Rejected?

Find the real causes of returned peer notes and denied claims, then build feedback, templates, review, and source controls that fix them.

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Time and workflow11 min

How Can Peer Support Documentation Take Less Time?

Reduce peer note time with better workflow design, structured capture, clear standards, in-context review, and measured improvement without weaker records.

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Workforce operations12 min

How Do You Manage a Growing Peer Workforce?

Manage a growing peer workforce with clear roles, assignments, caseloads, schedules, credentials, supervision, workload, and program visibility.

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Service operations12 min

How Do You Track Peer Encounters and Service Units?

Track peer services from actual encounter facts to eligible minutes, units, authorization, review, reports, and claim-ready records without guessing.

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Plan-connected documentation11 min

How Do You Connect Peer Notes to a Recovery Plan?

Connect each peer note to a participant-selected recovery goal without copying the plan, forcing clinical language, or losing the service story.

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Outcomes and learning13 min

How Should Peer Support Outcomes Be Tracked?

Track peer support outcomes with defined measures, participant voice, baselines, follow-up, denominators, context, permissions, and traceable reports.

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Funder accountability12 min

How Do You Report Peer Support Outcomes to Funders?

Report peer support activity and outcomes to funders. Explore Smores Health dashboards, reports, and exports for your program's reporting needs.

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Audit readiness13 min

How Do You Prepare a Peer Support Program for an Audit?

Prepare for a peer program audit with scoped requirements, controlled evidence, record integrity, access logs, sampling, reconciliation, and response ownership.

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Record completeness11 min

How Do You Prevent Duplicate or Missing Peer Notes?

Prevent missing and duplicate peer notes with clear encounter identity, ownership, status, reconciliation, reminders, review, and correction controls.

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Adoption and change11 min

How Do You Improve Peer Support Technology Adoption?

Improve peer technology adoption through co-design, workflow fit, role-based training, accessible support, feedback, leadership behavior, and useful measures.

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Recovery coach onboarding17 min

How Should You Onboard a Recovery Coach?

Build a recovery coach onboarding plan with role expectations, practice scenarios, supervision, readiness checks, and an editable checklist for your team.

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Recovery coaching intake19 min

How Do You Build a Recovery Coaching Intake Workflow?

Plan recovery coaching intake and first sessions with practical prompts, a worked example, clear handoffs, and an editable workflow planning worksheet.

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Community health worker programs22 min

How Do You Manage a Community Health Worker Program?

Plan a community health worker program with clear roles, intake, caseloads, supervision, documentation, and a practical launch checklist.

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Community health worker programs14 min

How Do You Measure Community Health Worker Program Outcomes?

Define CHW program measures, referral outcomes, denominators, and reporting checks with worked examples and an editable monthly reporting worksheet.

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Evaluate workflows

What should each software workflow prove?

Evaluate documentation, case management, scheduling, mobile, supervision, and credential workflows with realistic acceptance scenarios.

Documentation software13 min

What Should Peer Support Documentation Software Do?

Explore peer support documentation software for service notes, signatures, supervisor review, and reporting. See how Smores Health fits your program.

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Case management software11 min

What Is Peer Support Case Management Software?

Explore peer support case management software for caseloads, services, documentation, and follow-up. See how Smores Health fits your program.

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Scheduling software11 min

What Should Peer Support Scheduling Software Do?

Evaluate peer scheduling software for individual and group services, availability, locations, telehealth, reminders, coverage, access, and records.

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Mobile software12 min

What Should a Peer Support Mobile App Do?

Evaluate peer support mobile apps for peers and participants across field work, communication, notes, resources, check-ins, privacy, and accessibility.

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Supervision software12 min

How Can Peer Support Supervision Software Help Your Team?

Explore peer support supervision software for staff coordination, note review, and follow-up. See a Smores Health walkthrough for your supervision workflow.

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Credential software11 min

What Should Peer Credential Tracking Software Do?

Evaluate software for peer credentials, training, source evidence, verification, renewal, alerts, supervision, assignments, and historical status.

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Community health worker programs13 min

What Belongs in a Community Health Worker Encounter Note?

Write useful CHW encounter notes with a field checklist, fictional examples, correction guidance, and a free editable documentation template.

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Reentry program resources17 min

How do you write a reentry case plan?

Use a blank reentry case-plan template, fictional example, referral tracker, and review checklist to turn participant priorities into clear next steps.

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Community program software14 min

How do you track housing referrals and follow-up?

Use a blank housing referral tracker, fictional worked example, status definitions, and supervisor checklist to keep next steps and known results clear.

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Plan by organization

How should software fit the organization?

Apply the buying framework to RCOs, behavioral health providers, Medicaid programs, state agencies, hospitals, settlement funds, grants, and multi-site networks.

Recovery organizations13 min

Which Software Fits Recovery Community Organizations?

Explore software for recovery community organizations to coordinate peer services, documentation, and reporting. See how Smores Health fits your program.

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Behavioral health providers13 min

Which Peer Software Fits Behavioral Health Providers?

Evaluate peer software for behavioral health providers across clinical boundaries, EHR integration, peer notes, supervision, privacy, and billing readiness.

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Medicaid providers14 min

Which Peer Software Fits Medicaid Billing Organizations?

Evaluate peer software for Medicaid providers across enrollment, services, credentials, documentation, units, claim readiness, review, and reconciliation.

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State agencies14 min

Which Peer Software Fits State Agencies?

Evaluate peer software for state agencies across procurement, local programs, credentials, grants, Medicaid, data governance, reporting, and portability.

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Hospitals and EDs13 min

Which Peer Software Fits Hospitals and Emergency Departments?

Evaluate peer software for hospitals and emergency departments across referral, consent, bedside and discharge support, EHR integration, follow-up, and privacy.

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Settlement-funded programs13 min

Which Software Fits Opioid Settlement Programs?

Evaluate peer software for opioid settlement programs across approved uses, budgets, services, providers, evidence, outcomes, privacy, and public reporting.

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Grant-funded programs13 min

Which Software Fits Grant-Funded Peer Programs?

Evaluate peer software for grant-funded programs across award terms, budgets, services, staffing, deliverables, outcomes, privacy, records, and audits.

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Multi-site organizations13 min

Which Peer Software Fits Multi-Site Organizations?

Evaluate peer software for multi-site organizations across hierarchy, roles, local variation, referrals, workforce, reporting, privacy, and governance.

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Recovery coaching teams26 min

Which Recovery Coaching Software Fits Your Program?

Choose recovery coaching software with a detailed guide to caseloads, notes, supervision, reporting, funding, and implementation. See how Smores Health fits.

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Community health worker programs14 min

What Should Minnesota CHW Programs Verify Before Launch?

Review Minnesota CHW credentials, supervision, documentation, and unresolved billing questions with official sources and an operating-readiness checklist.

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Go deeper

Which program rules should buyers research too?

Software fit depends on the real service, workforce, state, documentation, billing, privacy, and program model around it.

How do you move from peer software research to a decision?

Choose one service your team delivers, the note that records it, and the report that uses it. A useful software evaluation connects those three things. Use a fictional participant so staff can review the workflow without sharing identifiable records.

Evaluate the documentation

Ask how a completed service becomes a note, how a supervisor reviews it, and how an error is corrected. Check the workflow your staff actually use.

Review documentation criteria

Plan the transition

Identify staff roles, records to transfer, training, and the first workflow to launch. Agree on who checks the result before changing the team’s everyday process.

Explore implementation

Compare the full cost

Describe your team, programs, setup, and support needs. Obtain a written scope and pricing so the decision includes implementation as well as recurring charges.

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LET’S START WITH YOUR PROGRAM

Put your shortlist to the test.

Bring your requirements to a personal demo. Explore how Smores Health fits your workflows, team, and program.

Your team. Your questions. A real conversation.

  • Walk through the workflows that matter to you
  • Explore how your program could be configured
  • Talk through implementation and next steps

A 20-minute walkthrough for your program.