There’s a quiet sea change underway in some mental health care settings in Massachusetts and beyond — and it often looks a lot different from therapy. People who’ve struggled with bipolar disorder, ...

Traumatic and stressful events will always be a part of health care. According to the US Department of Veteran Affairs’ Stress First Aid Model for healthcare, stressors can sometimes lead to emotional ...

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 ...

Teen Link volunteers work to provide a safe place for youth in need of mental health support by phone, text or online chat messaging. Credit: Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times The Hechinger Report covers ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A California peer-to-peer mental health program shows strong results. Students trained as peer mentors reported ...

Take it from people who know: Finding peer support for bipolar disorder can be a great way to have your thoughts and feelings validated (and can be an invaluable source of advice). Here are 4 groups ...

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 ...

This week, Mad in America examines three articles around peer support in mental healthcare settings, including the creation of successful peer support New research on peer support in mental healthcare ...