A Wisconsin construction union is launching an organized peer support program for its members who need help with addiction, substance abuse or mental health challenges — only the third program of its ...

Foundation 2 Crisis Services is continuing a peer support group for young people with foster care experience under a new name.The organization announced Fosteri ...

Implementing the Opioid Overdose Recovery Program (OORP) in emergency departments (EDs) boosts medication for opioid use disorder ( MOUD) initiation and reduces repeat overdoses, with varying outcomes ...

This presentation is designed to teach members and department leaders the components of a working peer support program. Dena Ali explains the development of the North Carolina Peer Support Team, and ...

Feed the Need: Our Village offers food, support, and hope for Okeechobee families.

Peer-to-peer support provided by ‘veteran’ neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents to those with current NICU babies is a legitimate and unique form of support that can complement or supplement, ...

Gracia Deras had just delivered her first child when the dark cloud that had nagged her during pregnancy began to overtake her. She lacked the energy to care for herself—much less her newborn son—and ...

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 ...