In 2025, a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers introduced the Homeland Security Department Suicide Prevention and ...

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 ...

This week, Mad in America examines three articles around peer support in mental healthcare settings, including the creation ...

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 ...

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 ...

Peer advocates have helped students avoid suspension when they are caught with a substance on campus. The program has enabled ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...