Rayshell Chambers used to be scared to talk about her mental health challenges. The first time she was hospitalized was at 14. She was a straight-A student and cross-country runner, but she felt ...
Funders searching for ways to improve the integration of health and behavioral health services may want to take a new look at an old idea— peer support. One key to this definition of recovery is that ...
In a first, a Durango nonprofit is bringing a peer-based recovery support program to La Plata County with a focus on the unhoused and supportive housing communities. Community Compassion Outreach’s ...
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 19: Medical workers, staff, and essential workers are not exempt from the heavy toll the pandemic will take on their mental health. Community and counseling are wear recovery ...
Correspondent photo / Susan Wojnar Alexander Amstutz of Cortland, above, is a peer support specialist at the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic in Youngstown. For many veterans, recovery from mental health ...
Peer-to-peer mental health support programs show early signs of improving student mental health, enhancing student engagement, and reducing stigma in California high schools, according to a report by ...
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 ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 13-19) is a time to spotlight the true “first” responders. Every day, dispatchers are the ones fielding emergency calls in ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Life is too difficult to go it alone; and in this vast openness of social media, being alone is even more isolating. But the good news is, some Hawaiʻi state leaders are doing ...