States and local agencies are expanding mental health resources for first responders, including confidential peer support and ...

Having an intellect to fit together during hard-hitting times can be challenging, most notably when handling authoritarian sentiments or life situations. Thus, this is one vital reason why it is ...

Brooklyn teens trained: The 'Beyond the Stigma' program equips high schoolers with skills to support peers and challenge mental health stigma. National crisis context: CDC data shows 1 in 3 high ...

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 ...

After decades of struggling with substance abuse and undiagnosed mental illness, John Schrader began to put his mental health first, and now he helps others do the same. Schrader is a peer support ...

A first responder’s day-to-day life is already stressful. When they are placed into traumatic situations that impact their mental health, the job can become unbearable. In 2021, the CDC reported that, ...

The Local 12 family is grieving the loss of medical reporter Liz Bonis, who passed away from colon cancer on April 30. Local school staff member taken into custody after reportedly bringing weapon ...

The story of iRel8 begins with one of the cofounders in an emergency room, coding red. What happened next has the potential to change mental health counseling forever. The mental health pandemic ...

Nine inmates at Buckingham Correctional Center recently became the first individuals incarcerated in a Virginia Department of Corrections facility to receive certification as Peer Recovery Specialists ...

Overdose Lifeline focuses on helping those affected by addiction through its “Peer Grief Helpers” program. INDIANAPOLIS — A ...