Teen Talk Line is looking for teen volunteers from all corners of Chester County. The volunteers themselves will benefit ...

Freda Jones, founder of LOTUS, empowers women living with HIV in Atlanta through a peer-led support group. Peer support is ...

Peer support groups for people with chronic pain are cropping up across Canada, as advocates work to break down the stigma ...

Two Travis County pilot programs could help people with opioid addiction. With $932,000 in federal funding, Travis County will launch peer support programs at a hospital emergency department and ...

Peer support specialists have been shown to decrease substance use for individuals with substance use disorders and reduce re-hospitalization for individuals with mental health conditions. However ...

In addition to the boots-on-the-ground experience, peer support specialists undergo 144 hours of mental health education and training in stress management, suicide assessment, burnout, dependency ...

Funding from St. Charles Health System of $10,000 establishes a Peer Support Specialist fund to ensure that the clients in treatment can participate in essential enrichment activities and have ...

Peer support programs employ people with lived experience who have special training. The county will use the funds primarily to add six additional peer support specialists for a two-year period.