According to a study published in November 2024 in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the Sources of Strength prevention model reduced new suicide attempts by 29%. Moorhead High School ...
Chad Velazquez, a 20-year Army veteran who leads the veteran’s support group, said it’s something he’s been missing as part of his own mental health care. He has a professional trauma counselor but ...
Promise Resource Network on Tuesday opened a peer-run “recovery café” in downtown Raleigh to support people with mental ...
This week, Mad in America examines three articles around peer support in mental healthcare settings, including the creation ...
Peer advocates have helped students avoid suspension when they are caught with a substance on campus. The program has enabled ...
Cody Flood and Gina Colclazier are leaders behind Wellspring, a mental health and wellness initiative run out of Brandywine Community Church in Greenfield. Flood took over as executive director Aug. 4 ...
A study from the University of Warwick suggests peer-led self-management programs have little impact on the quality of life or lung function of adolescents with asthma. Peer-led self-management ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A few weeks from now, the Community Help Center will begin providing services to homeless people who are dealing with behavioral health issues through a new peer-to-peer program that ...
SPOKANE, Wash. -- For many teens, getting a Driver's License is the first real taste of freedom. But those fun times can quickly turn to tragedy if they are not careful. According to a report by the ...
VENUS, Texas — In the effort to keep inmates from using drugs behind bars, Texas may have found an unlikely ally -- the inmates themselves. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is now looking to ...