This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s been just ...

Peer support in mental health services is an increasingly integral component of care, valued for its capacity to enhance recovery, self-efficacy and empowerment among service users. By harnessing the ...

When Michael Odell, an intensive care nurse, died by suicide a year ago this month, it thrust attention on all that nurses had endured during the pandemic. Odell’s death also motivated his friends in ...

As a peer support worker helping vulnerable patients in Toronto’s hectic emergency rooms, Patrick Esenerwa has learned the undeniable power of building connection through lived experience. Esenerwa is ...

Psychological health is the cornerstone of successful careers, successful marriages, effective child-rearing, and even physical health. At one or more points in virtually everyone’s life, however, ...

The state introduced a new curriculum earlier this year that is aligned with national standards. Indiana also started to allow family members of people with substance use disorders to become certified ...

“Groundbreaking” research is finding alternatives to restrictive mental health care which can be traumatising for patients. Dr James McLure, a senior peer support worker with Barwon Health and ...

When Shawn Underhill worked as an ironworker, it was his job to check the fit-for-duty box for the crew, a standard part of the daily safety paperwork. "It was a lie," said Underhill, explaining that ...

I’m in a four-month peer support worker training. Source: Dara Shevtsova/Pexels It's led by the always encouraging Debbie Sesula, an experienced peer support trainer herself. Though I’ve been offering ...

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