Adolescent me. At the library. Looking at a bulletin board. It had been a rough year for me and my mental health with hospitalizations, intensive outpatient, medications, and therapy. I often wondered ...

Lamoille County Mental Health Services (LCMHS) has been providing peer support for many years now. This is groundbreaking work in the emerging climate of the mental health landscape. Peer support is ...

Peer Recovery Support Specialists offer mentoring, education and support in group settings as well as individualized one-on-one coaching sessions. Peer-to-peer services offer participants the support, ...

Traumatic and stressful events will always be a part of health care. According to the US Department of Veteran Affairs’ Stress First Aid Model for healthcare, stressors can sometimes lead to emotional ...

THEY'VE BEEN THERE: From left, Philip Cooper, Jenna Woodman, Dillon Moss and Brandon Manson are part of the peer support specialist team in the Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery ...

This article is part of a series on transforming health systems published with support from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms ...

When Alicia Doty was in a Shakopee prison for drug-related charges stemming from her methamphetamine addiction, volunteers who had once shared her experience visited during her 1 1/2-year sentence.

The Peer Counseling Program at WIU is designed to provide comprehensive support and resources to students facing various challenges. We take a holistic approach to well-being and recognize the central ...

Healthcare workforce shortages need not impede your access to behavioral healthcare, thanks partly to volunteers and peer support. The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental ...

The Harbor in Shippensburg has announced that it has been chosen by the Capital Area Behavioral Health Collaborative to set up and administrate a recovery support services program. Anchored Peer ...

TONIGHT IN ORLANDO, NONPROFIT IS BRINGING A NEW APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES HERE CENTRAL FLORIDA. THAT’S RIGHT. PEER SUPPORT SPACE IS BUILDING A RESPITE HOME FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL ...