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 ...
When it comes to restoring mental health and coming back from substance use, there’s no denying the power of lived experience. A new center in Brunswick further brings that to life. There’s something ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 2 million people in the U.S. are infected with hepatitis C. The bloodborne illness attacks the liver and can lead to cancer or ...
NCHC’s Peer Support Workers have lived through their own struggles and are trained to walk alongside you through life’s toughest moments. Meet Neil Goerz, Peer Support Worker at NCHC’s Danville Health ...
Our Own Lives is a new nonprofit in Southwest Colorado and will serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with a wide array of supports. Formerly the direct service arm of ...
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - For many in recovery from alcohol or drug addiction, it’s a life-long journey to stay clean. Peer Recovery Specialists with Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare came on Here @ Home ...
U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mike Braun (R-IN), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, introduced legislation today to help peer support specialists serving ...
Renee Stevens knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. After a series of bad relationships and struggles with drug addiction, she returned to her home city of Vancouver with her three young daughters ...
Pleo is a non-profit that supports parents and caregivers of children, youth and young adults facing mental health and ...
Led by former Uber Exec with an initial raise of $10.4 million including a seed investment from Glen Tullman’s 62Ventures, The Capital Factory Fellowship Fund, Katalyst Capital and Offline Ventures.