Temple Health has received a $700,000 grant to create a first-of-its-kind support program for parents and children during the earliest stages of life.

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 ...

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 ...

In her 2021 book Recovery Allies, author Alison Jones Webb describes the crucial role recovery allies play in addressing addiction in our communities. Jones Webb states that a “recovery ally is a ...

Students in need of an empathetic ear will soon have a new resource available to them. Gowri Chandra '09 and Baird Bream '10, co-organizers of the tentatively titled Peer Counseling Program said they ...

Atrium Navicent Health is breaking the silence around first responder mental health with an in-house peer counseling program.

A new peer navigator program could better support people released from the Boone County Jail, according to a news release from the Boone County Commission. The commission voted in favor of the ...

Having cancer can be one of the most physically and emotionally draining experiences of a person's life, but navigating this disease without adequate support or resources makes this journey even more ...

A Wisconsin construction union is launching an organized peer support program for its members who need help with addiction, ...

We have received text from H.R. 438: PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act. This bill was received on 2025-01-15, and currently has 13 cosponsors. Here is a short summary of the bill: This bill ...

Peer support can be a critical service to struggling students. The learning assistant program at Western Illinois University creates an active learning environment in introductory STEM courses, ...