This week, Mad in America examines three articles around peer support in mental healthcare settings, including the creation ...
Adolescent me. At the library. Looking at a bulletin board. It had been a rough year for me and my mental health with hospitalizations, intensive outpatient, medications, and therapy. I often wondered ...
"The tutors created a welcoming, supportive, and friendly environment. I felt comfortable not understanding everything and being able to ask questions." —Kahsaia de Brito "Seeing familiar faces each ...
Teens often feel pressured to excel. The desire to achieve high grades in school, play well on the field, or have the perfect social life. The stress for success can leave students overwhelmed. Other ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had deleterious effects on oncologist professional and personal well-being, the optimal delivery of quality cancer care, and the future cancer care workforce, with many ...
Objectives Providing peer support can benefit youth peer support workers (peers)et by supporting self-determination, recovery and resilience to self-stigma. There is a need to clarify the role of the ...
If you are are going through a tough time or difficult life circumstance and can’t find the right person to talk to - someone with “Lived Experience” in mental health, addiction and trauma could make ...
When he was a counselor, Michael Cunningham fielded a lot of questions about his own experiences with drugs and alcohol. At the time, he didn’t share much of his story with clients. But now, as a peer ...