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 ...

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 ...

For many new parents, the best advice often comes from friends and family with similar experiences. That peer support is key to building parenting skills and is the idea behind peer-to-peer home ...

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.

College students at the Johns Hopkins University (Photo by JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado/Getty Images). When it comes to tackling the unprecedented mental health issues facing today’s teens and young ...

“Increasing our skills around talking about the compassion, rigor, and experience needed to cover the toughest stories will make a difference in improving newsroom resilience, wellbeing, and ...

Peer counseling for mental health has grown in popularity as a solution to address rising rates of student wellness concerns. Since 2020, 94 percent of college presidents have taken at least one ...

Peer support training helps employees understand how to create a workplace that is welcoming and supportive. The training covers important topics like: Fostering psychological safety Creating a ...

Dena Ali sits down with Jim Burneka and Nick Magoteaux to discuss her groundbreaking work in first responder mental health. Ali shares her journey from struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts ...

Having cancer can be one of the most physically and emotionally draining experiences of a person's life, but navigating this disease without adequate support or resources makes this journey even more ...