“One of the key strengths of Recovery Education is the connection and peer support experienced among participants, fostering ...
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.
In previous books and papers, I’ve asserted that a tectonic shift in the delivery of mental health services is required, especially in the delivery of psychological support during and in the wake of ...
There’s a quiet sea change underway in some mental health care settings in Massachusetts and beyond — and it often looks a lot different from therapy. People who’ve struggled with bipolar disorder, ...
Atrium Navicent Health is breaking the silence around first responder mental health with an in-house peer counseling program.
Online mental health peer support forums are platforms that allow people to receive low level support from people who are not mental health professionals. While they can be helpful, they should not ...
When deadly floods swept through the Texas Hill Country on the morning of July 4, the first people on the scene were law enforcement, firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. They were ...