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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Organizations in Maine are increasingly relying on people with lived experiences to address issues like mental health, addiction recovery, and economic instability. "I just remember feeling invisible, ...

Teachers are burning out and leaving the profession in unprecedented numbers. Classrooms and workloads are challenging, made worse by staff shortages, and teachers are stressed. Student welfare needs ...

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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 support for diabetes self-management harnesses the lived experience of people with diabetes to assist others in coping with the clinical, behavioural and psychosocial demands of the condition.