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 ...

Create a psychologically safe environment where workers feel comfortable asking questions and demonstrating understanding.

Peer support in mental health services is an increasingly integral component of care, valued for its capacity to enhance recovery, self-efficacy and empowerment among service users. By harnessing the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s been just ...

Affordable Care Act will make insurance cover mental health services on par with physical illnesses At least 30 states and D.C. have launched peer programs since 1999 ...

A MENTAL health peer worker based at a clinic in Wickford is using her own lived experience to help ensure patient voices remain central to their care. Louisa Williams works as a peer worker at Essex ...

A worker with Nova Scotia's new peer support line, which provides a listening ear for people struggling with mental health and addictions challenges, says it's already making a difference for some.

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When Shawn Underhill worked as an ironworker, it was his job to check the fit-for-duty box for the crew, a standard part of the daily safety paperwork. "It was a lie," said Underhill, explaining that ...

People experiencing a mental health crisis can now access immediate, out-of-hours support seven days a week at services across Sussex. Staying Well provides a space for adults aged 18 and over who ...

As a peer support worker helping vulnerable patients in Toronto’s hectic emergency rooms, Patrick Esenerwa has learned the undeniable power of building connection through lived experience. Esenerwa is ...

The province is spending $16.2 million to expand peer support services for youth at Foundry centres across B.C. The money will go to train and employ 76 new full-time peer support workers at the ...