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 ...

As a new school year begins, many students — especially students of color, LGBTQ youth, and children in immigrant and mixed-status families — are carrying more than just the weight of academic ...

A dialysis clinic is rarely quiet. In open, fluorescent-lit rooms, patients sit side by side, connected to humming, rhythmic ...

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 ...

Recovering from a drug addiction isn't a question of willpower. That's something Kari Bradley, a 53-year-old licensed behavioral peer support specialist, wished she knew 20 years ago. At Cedar Creek ...

Some unhoused Portlanders dealing with substance use or mental health challenges may soon have a new form of support: a local resident who has experienced at least some of what they’re going through.

THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM WITH MORE PEOPLE REACHING OUT FOR HELP AND ASKING FOR THERAPY TO NAVIGATE THE PRESSURES OF LIFE. SOME SPECIALLY TRAINED WORKERS ARE THERE FOR THEM. THEY’RE TAKING THE PRESSURE ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...