Addiction recovery can be a hard journey when done alone, which is why experts say having a peer could make all the ...

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Emotional support perceived through social media was statistically associated with lower anxiety among U.S. young adults, ...

Kentucky bill would give peer support specialists a two-year reprieve from new credentialing requirements that threaten to put many of them out of work.

Indiana State University’s new Sycamore Grove platform aims to give online learners a centralized space for peer connection ...

The Advancement Foundation (TAF) is welcoming entrepreneurs into its 2026 Gauntlet and QUEST programs as the organization ...

Peer Support Specialists expand the non-clinical workforce to improve patient experience and outcomes and reduce clinical staff burnout.

Talking to AI bots can lead to unhealthy emotional attachments or even breaks with reality. Some people affected by chatbot ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A California peer-to-peer mental health program shows strong results. Students trained as peer mentors reported ...

Peer-to-peer mental health support programs show early signs of improving student mental health, enhancing student engagement, and reducing stigma in California high schools, according to a report by ...

Kentucky's House Bill 505 has created a crisis for peer support specialists by adding clinical-style requirements to their nonclinical roles. The new law has made it more expensive for agencies to ...

Jeremy Carter with his dog, Chase, in Penn Hills Community Park on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Carter’s neighborhood of Penn Hills. Carter never walked Chase regularly until after his crisis. Now he ...