The Peer Counseling Program at WIU is designed to provide comprehensive support and resources to students facing various challenges. We take a holistic approach to well-being and recognize the central ...

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or the ...

WASHINGTON (WCYB) — Senator Tim Kaine has introduced legislation which is aimed to help elevate the role of peer support specialists. Peer support specialists are mental health professionals who have ...

College and university presidents reported in a national survey last spring that the most pressing issue on their campuses was student mental health. At Georgia State University, where I serve as ...

Mark Kalina was 23 and studying civil engineering at Ohio State University when he tried to walk around a stopped train while heading home. He slipped, got his shirt caught in the train’s mechanism ...

SOLON, Ohio -- Eight years ago, businessman Brian Bailys, who had been in recovery for substance abuse, had a major relapse and ended up hospitalized. “I crashed and burned” is how he describes it.

BRAINERD — Crow Wing County Health Division’s Women, Infant, and Children’s program announced the addition of a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program. Counties that have a breastfeeding peer counselor ...

Becky Hammill believes in the power of trained peers to bolster mental health recovery. She also backs healing in respite care – a sanctuary – if life gets overwhelming. Hammill now can call both ...