A bill meant to give peer support specialists a two-year reprieve from new credentialing requirements that threaten to put ...

Addiction recovery can be a hard journey when done alone, which is why experts say having a peer could make all the ...

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

In a first, a Durango nonprofit is bringing a peer-based recovery support program to La Plata County with a focus on the unhoused and supportive housing communities. Community Compassion Outreach’s ...

Funders searching for ways to improve the integration of health and behavioral health services may want to take a new look at an old idea— peer support. One key to this definition of recovery is that ...

Correspondent photo / Susan Wojnar Alexander Amstutz of Cortland, above, is a peer support specialist at the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic in Youngstown. For many veterans, recovery from mental health ...

BOISE, Idaho — September is National Recovery Month, which is all about increasing awareness of substance use disorders, and crushing the stigma behind asking for help. One less daunting way of ...

Quiet Corner Peer Support Group is holding a grand opening for their new wellness center in Danielson Jan. 31. Here's a look at what they do.

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 ...

Rayshell Chambers used to be scared to talk about her mental health challenges. The first time she was hospitalized was at 14. She was a straight-A student and cross-country runner, but she felt ...

River Edge Behavioral Health has opened a new Adult Peer Support and Community Integration Center in Macon, offering peer support, life skills training and wellness services for adults with mental ...