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 ...

City leaders are ramping up efforts to address youth mental illness by looking to peer-led efforts and student support groups. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams previewed four proposals to address ...

The case for a marketplace platform in the peer support group market makes for an interesting entrepreneurial opportunity. While the concept of support groups is not new, today virtual support groups ...

There is strong interest on college campuses for scaling up peer support as a mental-health resource for students. But more research is needed to establish guidelines for the programs — in light of ...

One of the biggest problems with good psychotherapy is the cost. It’s expensive. Yet the need for psychological help and healing grows every day. Although therapy is necessary—especially for people ...

WHAT WE’RE SEEING IS RAW AND UNFILTERED. CAPTAIN DAVE COKER, THE SHIFT SAFETY OFFICER FOR THE GREENSBOROUGH FIRE DEPARTMENT, SAID WHAT FIREFIGHTERS SEE IT TAKES A TOLL ON THEM. WE ARE ROUTINELY ...

Coordination between McLean County's court system, community health providers and Heartland Community College has made peer support specialists a valued part of the care team in the county's drug ...

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 ...

Eligible participants comprised women age 25 years or older with a diagnosis of breast or gynecologic cancers and receiving treatment at four participating hospitals. Participants were asked whether ...

One of the biggest problems with good psychotherapy is the cost. It’s expensive. Yet the need for psychological help and healing grows every day. Although therapy is necessary—especially for people ...