Advocates receive about six months of training in their first year, after which they are dispatched to mentor, facilitate ...

A troubling trend in our increasingly connected world reveals sharply higher numbers of youth experiencing loneliness and ...

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 ...

Oakland Tech High School, above, in Oakland is one of two California school that adapted their peer support programs to school-specific goals such as providing restorative alternatives to suspensions ...

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 ...

Tumwater Fire Chief Brian Hurley is joining a countywide mission to show it’s OK for firefighters, EMTs and other frontline workers to talk about their mental health. It’s being done through the Peer ...

OZARK, Ala. (WTVY)—Mixon Intermediate School recently received a $500 Lend a Hand grant through its peer helpers’ S.A.I.L. (Students Insisting In Learning) campaign. The peer helper program is a group ...

CHERRY HILL, NJ - January 14, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - All In Solutions Cherry Hill - New Jersey Drug & Alcohol ...

First responders always rush to answer the call for help. But they're often the last to find help for themselves. The Garland Police Department’s wellness officer Todd Gyure said supporting the mental ...

It took about three years and many peer counseling sessions for Cristian Topete to recognize his potential. As a freshman at Antioch High School in Contra Costa County, Cristian remembered feeling ...

Peer-to-peer mental health support programs show early signs of improving student mental health, enhancing student engagement and reducing stigma in California high schools, according to a report by ...