Luke Fitzgerald founded Love of T in honor of his mother, Teresa. The organization's peer mentoring program has grown exponentially, reaching nearly 900 people in crisis ...
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 ...
BACK INTO THE 20S WITH THOSE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. BILL AND JULIE. CHILLY. OKAY. THANKS, BILL. CHI. HEALTH GETS A HALF MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO HELP GROW ITS PEER SPECIALIST PROGRAM. THEY’LL ...
That’s what Samantha Shefchik, a recovery worker at Oneida County Human Services, said about the department’s peer support program. She’s one of the latest to join the team of recovery professionals ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Burnout among healthcare workers has become a global phenomenon following the pandemic. In a 2020 study, more than 50 percent of providers reported having at least one symptom.
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 ...
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 ...
Having cancer can be one of the most physically and emotionally draining experiences of a person's life, but navigating this disease without adequate support or resources makes this journey even more ...
Aspen Middle School will implement a peer-to-peer approach to mental health support this spring, building on a program first established in the high school three years ago. Hope Squad, a national ...
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 ...
A local nonprofit is working to strengthen regional relationships to help people struggling with addiction access treatment ...
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – A new partnership to create a peer support program for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault received approval from the Ventura County Board of Supervisors this ...