FARGO - Jenenne Guffey’s job has an unusual prerequisite: a criminal history. After years of involvement with the North Dakota and Minnesota corrections systems, Guffey worked hard to rebuild her life ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Illinois House passed a bill this week to create an end-of-life care peer support program within the Illinois Department ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 15—OGDENSBURG — Veterans now have a new place to receive support services they need in St. Lawrence County. On Monday, the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oakland Tech High School, above, in Oakland is one of two California school that adapted their peer support programs to ...