Peer Support Specialists expand the non-clinical workforce to improve patient experience and outcomes and reduce clinical staff burnout.

For many veterans, recovery from mental health challenges, substance use, trauma or major life transitions does not begin ...

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 ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — September is National Recovery Month, which is all about increasing awareness of substance use disorders, and crushing the stigma behind asking for help. One less daunting way of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Quiet Corner Peer Support Group is holding a grand opening for their new wellness center in Danielson Jan. 31. Here's a look at what they do.

River Edge Behavioral Health has opened a new Adult Peer Support and Community Integration Center in Macon, offering peer support, life skills training and wellness services for adults with mental ...

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 ...