Peer groups influence investing with shared characteristics. Learn more about them, including their impact, benefits, and ...

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

Peer support apps are supposed to help people with their mental health, but there are undisclosed risks. Credit: Bob Al-Greene / Mashable An investigation into the risks and dangers of seeking comfort ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Young adults in County Durham and Tees Valley who are admitted to mental health hospitals are set to receive extra support ...

Most Kentuckians don’t know what a peer support specialist is — and, as HB 505 has made painfully clear, neither did the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Kimberley Moser. That misunderstanding has now pushed ...

A haircut is a fairly individual experience. But in some places, especially communities of color, barbershops and beauty salons are social hubs where open, judgment-free conversations can take place.