Since its inception as Family and Friends Allied for the Mentally Ill in 1984, NAMI of Lorain County has been working to help end the stigma of mental illness throughout Northeast Ohio. In 2024, the ...

The case for a marketplace platform in the peer support group market makes for an interesting entrepreneurial opportunity. While the concept of support groups is not new, today virtual support groups ...

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 ...

ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WXIX) - The Northern Kentucky Police Chiefs Association is starting a peer support group to help law enforcement officers through the stress and trauma that comes with the job. The ...

Ann Marie Christian sets out how schools can productively harness their students’ instinct to help each other via a peer ...

A new grant from New Hampshire’s Division of Behavioral Health at the Department of Health and Human Services awarded the University of New Hampshire $400,000 to create alternative peer groups for ...

A single traumatic event may last no more than just a few minutes, but its effects can linger for years to come. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can involve a range of deeply distressing ...

Peer support groups such as Sources of Strength have served as a key part of mental health support for teens during the pandemic. Groups like Sources of Strength have chapters in Maryland and beyond, ...