At Bon Secours Mercy Health, a peer support program is a key component of healthcare worker well-being efforts. A program that features peer support is helping healthcare workers at Bon Secours Mercy ...

Peer specialists, peer supporters, and recovery coaches use their lived experiences in a variety of professional settings to assist individuals who are recovering from mental illness and substance use ...

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 ...

This is the final article in a monthly series looking into the Homeless Solutions Working Group and its subcommittees in ...

First responders encounter difficult, traumatic events in times of emergency and crisis. They help people on the worst days ...

Many mental health care providers utilize “peer support”–people with mental illnesses who are trained to help and counsel others. When studied in face-to-face interactions, this approach proves ...

Two peer support groups in Guam and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are working together to help those struggling with substance abuse and mental health throughout the islands.

Transitioning out of prison is a difficult process, and for women, it can be even harder, especially with a lack of services geared specifically toward them. “We know that re-entry is really hard — ...

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 ...

Sweetser, a nonprofit mental health provider, officially opened the doors Tuesday to its new SupportME Peer Center. The space ...

A gender non-conforming young adult from northern California was recognized this week for their work helping other youth in troubled times. Eureka resident Qaiel Peltier was one of found people ...

Peer support workers are joining the frontline in Dunedin Hospital's emergency department to help people arriving in mental health crisis. It's the sixth major hospital to add the service since ...