This week Mad in America examines three studies related to peer support work in mental healthcare. The first finds positive ...

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.

Christina Lee in St. Louis. She works at the St. Louis Empowerment Center as a peer case manager supervisor. She spoke about peer support workers – people who have their own experiences with either ...

Indiana DCS partnered with the National Center for Peer Support and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care to launch the program. Up to 50 percent of child welfare workers are at high risk of ...

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s been just over four months since the High Point Public Library welcomed a social worker and a certified peer support specialist to their team. In this short period of ...

Dena Ali sits down with Jim Burneka and Nick Magoteaux to discuss her groundbreaking work in first responder mental health. Ali shares her journey from struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts ...

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 ...

A new peer-led support program aims to reduce suicide risk and promote mental wellness among unionized construction workers in New York City. The Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New ...

Elliot Brooks, manager of the new peer cafe in Raleigh, embraces Thanos, a participant who has found community and support through the new space designed to help those on their journeys of recovery.

Minnesota was one of the first states to launch the Youth Mental Health Corps this school year, with volunteers working in middle and high schools and with addiction recovery organizations. Sometimes ...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — This month is about breaking the silence when it comes to mental health, and ...

Advocates for youth mental health say $10 million in federal funds will go toward hiring new staff members at existing hubs ...