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PARR and Behave Health Collaborate to Advance Recovery Housing Standards in Pennsylvania

PARR and Behave Health collaboration

Behave Health is pleased to announce a new collaboration with The Pennsylvania Alliance of Recovery Residences (PARR) focused on strengthening the standards, operational support, and innovation that power Pennsylvania’s recovery residences. This collaboration reflects a deep, shared commitment to the safety, dignity, and growth of residents and operators statewide.

Leading the Way: Setting Pennsylvania’s Recovery Housing Standard

As Pennsylvania’s affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR), PARR is the recognized leader in certifying and supporting recovery residences throughout the Commonwealth. PARR’s rigorous certification process and best-practice training help ensure that recovery homes remain safe, healthy, and supportive environments for those healing from substance use disorder. PARR’s standards create consistency, accountability, and community—benefiting residents and operators alike.​

Behave Health empowers recovery residence operators with technology that streamlines documentation, supports compliance, and automates critical workflows. By leveraging Behave Health’s digital platform, providers can spend less time on administrative tasks and more time focusing on quality care, engagement, and long-term outcomes for their residents.

Empowering Communities, Improving Outcomes

This collaboration is all about practical support, helping increase visibility of Pennsylvania’s recovery residences who deliver the highest level of care while meeting evolving standards and requirements. Through ongoing access to technology, PARR and Behave Health are helping to ensure that every certified home remains a place of hope, safety, and opportunity.

Looking Forward: A Stronger Recovery Housing Future

In the coming months, recovery residence operators across Pennsylvania can expect more opportunities for strengthened practices. Together, PARR and Behave Health are working to ensure that the entire field of recovery housing remains a vibrant, consistent, and life-changing asset for Pennsylvania’s communities.

Stay tuned for future updates as this collaboration continues to expand access, raise standards, and empower recovery housing throughout the state.


Interested in learning how Behave Health can help streamline your recovery residence operations or meet PARR certification requirements? Contact us today to get started.

New Hampshire's NHCORR and Behave Health Collaborate to Strengthen Recovery Housing in New Hampshire

NHCORR and Behave Health advancing recovery housing standards in New Hampshire.


The New Hampshire Coalition of Recovery Residences (NHCORR) and Behave Health are pleased to announce a new collaboration dedicated to advancing standards, support, and innovation for recovery residences across New Hampshire. United by a commitment to building strong recovery communities, this alliance is taking bold steps to support operators and residents in creating safe, ethical, and empowering recovery environments throughout the Granite State.


Setting the Standard for Recovery Housing Excellence

As New Hampshire’s NARR (National Alliance for Recovery Residences) affiliate, NHCORR is the leading force for best-practice standards, education, and peer advocacy within the state’s recovery housing sector. NHCORR works to eliminate barriers for those seeking recovery-supportive housing and provides certification, education, and resources to both new and existing sober home operators. Their mission is to establish and maintain high-quality, alcohol and drug-free homes that support long-term recovery and community reintegration.​

Behave Health’s technology offers operators digital tools that operationalize standards, streamline administrative processes, and reinforce daily best practices. By integrating with NHCORR, Behave Health empowers recovery residence providers to focus more on delivering resident-centered care while maintaining transparent, effective operations.


Collaborative Action for Recovery Communities

This collaboration focuses on real change, helping New Hampshire’s recovery residences deliver the highest possible quality of support. Together, NHCORR and Behave Health are expanding access to resources and strengthening operational systems, making it easier for home operators to connect, learn, and continually improve in a rapidly changing landscape.

Looking Ahead: Supporting Recovery at Every Stage

With improved visibility and cutting-edge tools, recovery residence operators statewide will be equipped to meet the needs of their residents and communities more effectively than ever. The future holds new opportunities for innovation and support, empowering each operator to uphold dignity, safety, and hope for all who seek recovery in New Hampshire.

Stay tuned for more updates as NHCORR and Behave Health work together to create lasting, positive change for recovery housing in the Granite State.


Interested in how Behave Health can streamline your operations or want to learn about NHCORR’s certification requirements? Contact us today to get started.

Is Your Recovery Residence’s Software Holding You Back? Here’s What Growth-Focused Operators Need

Do you ever feel like you are spending too much of your day weighed down by software snags? Clunky interfaces, slow support, and workarounds for features that never quite deliver pull attention away from what matters most: serving residents and running your operations smoothly. If your team spends more time fixing technical issues than supporting recovery, it’s not just inconvenient. It’s a direct roadblock to growth.

Your software choice can make the difference between the ability to scale and frustrating stagnation. Recovery residence operators need tools built for their real-world challenges.


Why Good Intentions from software Aren’t Enough

Many platforms launch with big promises. They advertise intuitive systems, automated billing, and document management designed to simplify daily work. The reality is often different. Updates cause more problems than they solve, key features require multiple steps to function, and support teams vanish when urgent issues arise. Busy operators are forced to scramble, reverting to paper forms and spreadsheets just to keep things moving.

If this sounds familiar, your software may be standing squarely in the way of your growth.

The Cost of Hidden Inefficiencies

The feedback from recovery residence operators about other recovery residence management software is consistent. Staff cannot complete an intake or application form without glitches or manual uploads. They struggle with an inability to capture automatic payments, partial payments, or back dated payments. There are no permission-based staff roles. There is no way to turn visibility of certain features on or off for streamlined workflows. The list goes on. To top it off, when they reach out for help, customer support takes days or weeks to reply, if they reply at all.

These inefficiencies carry real costs. Burnt out staff. Missed resident appointments. Double data entry. Staff hours wasted chasing fixes. Surprise price hikes. What might seem like isolated frustrations can stall your ability to expand or improve services for residents.

Behave Health dashboard for recovery residences

What Growth-Focused Recovery Residence Operators Really Need

Recovery residence operations require more than ideas on paper. They need solutions designed by people who understand their day-to-day realities and test every feature in genuine operational workflows.

  • Speed and quality of support: Real people answer calls in minutes so your team isn’t left waiting when issues threaten resident care. Weekly office hours available to talk face to face with someone.

  • Simplicity: Dashboards and portals that work every time, without confusing steps or resorting to backups on paper.

  • Customizable: The ability to turn the visibility of features on or off based on your unique workflows.

  • Flexible payments: Integrated ACH, credit card, partial payment ability, and balance tracking systems to keep finances clean, auditable, and hassle-free.

  • Staff permissions: Role-based permissions that let you manage roles, restrict access, and empower every team member securely.

  • Transparent pricing: No surprise jumps, grandfathered terms, or hidden fees—a predictable, honest partnership from day one.

Behave Health: Modern Tools for Recovery Residence Growth

Behave Health’s all-in-one software was built specifically for recovery residences that want to grow without losing operational control or service quality. Our platform offers intuitive navigation, reliable performance, and industry-leading support.

Operators switching to Behave Health report faster workflows, less paperwork, and more time to focus on residents. Every feature is designed with operators in mind. Your technology should work as hard as you do.

Exactly what we were looking for.
Excellent! The customer service from Behave Health is the most hands on and responsive that I have received in a very long time. The features and capabilities were the best part of this software.
— Jamie S.

Make the Switch

If your current system leaves you with clunky workarounds, unreliable support, and unpredictable bills, it’s time to change. Your growth should never be held back by yesterday’s software.

Ready to upgrade to a solution that puts your team and residents first?
Book a free demo with Behave Health today. Reclaim your productivity, clarity, and peace of mind.

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