EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., June 25 -- Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville issued the following news release:

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's seventh class of Recovery Support Professional Training Programgraduates will be honored Sunday, June 28. At the ceremony, 21 students will be honored forcompleting the program requirements and being prepared to take the Illinois Certified Recovery Support Specialist(CRSS)and the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist(CPRS)examscertified by the Illinois Certification Board (ICB).The program has prepared more than 110 people for a career in peer recovery services since it launched in the spring 2022 and will continue with the eighth cohort in the fall of 2026.

The program is offered through th...