"Community helping community is a really productive way to meet needs," says Jenny Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association, the organization behind a new report on peer 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 ...

City leaders are ramping up efforts to address youth mental illness by looking to peer-led efforts and student support groups. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams previewed four proposals to address ...

Having an intellect to fit together during hard-hitting times can be challenging, most notably when handling authoritarian sentiments or life situations. Thus, this is one vital reason why it is ...

When Deacon Ernie Martinez took on his role as director of deacons for the Archdiocese of Denver three years ago, he brought with him an insight few clergy possess: 40 years of experience with the ...

For people who are trying to recover from addiction, it can be hard to do it alone. That’s why two nonprofits are joining ...

Promise Resource Network on Tuesday opened a peer-run “recovery café” in downtown Raleigh to support people with mental ...

This presentation is designed to teach members and department leaders the components of a working peer support program. Dena Ali explains the development of the North Carolina Peer Support Team, and ...

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Most Kentuckians don’t know what a peer support specialist is — and, as HB 505 has made painfully clear, neither did the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Kimberley Moser. That misunderstanding has now pushed ...