I happen to be a Certified Missouri Peer Specialist. It is a great, rewarding job. I work for a local community health center. Yes, I said job, I do get paid to be a mentor to other mentally ill young people. I am able to work with people between the ages of 16-25. Right now, I am working on getting my case load to have 8 or 9 clients, which will keep me busy. Feel free to ask me questions about being a CMPS, I will try to answer them to the best of my ability.