CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police officers statistically face the most trauma than anyone else in one lifetime, and now, they too are being given an outlet to help cope with it. Officers with the Charleston ...

Peer support training helps employees understand how to create a workplace that is welcoming and supportive. The training covers important topics like: Fostering psychological safety Creating a ...

LAKELAND — Deaths of first responders to suicide, increased depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other symptoms of mental health trauma have led some fire department leaders to change the ...

“Increasing our skills around talking about the compassion, rigor, and experience needed to cover the toughest stories will make a difference in improving newsroom resilience, wellbeing, and ...

Last month, Central Oregon Community College in Bend launched a four-week-long training course for students to become certified peer support specialists. A peer support specialist is someone with ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Central Oregon Community College is now authorized to offer the state of Oregon’s certified Peer Support Specialist training. One of the first such programs in the region, the ...

I’m in a 4-month peer support worker training. Source: Dara Shevtsova/Pexels It's led by the always encouraging Debbie Sesula, an experienced peer support trainer herself. Though I’ve been offering ...

Daniel Larson was born into a multigenerational household where addiction was part of the DNA. It began with his grandfather, who Larson said developed a drinking problem after coming over from Norway ...

Capital Blue Cross introduces Danielle Knapp as its first in-house peer specialist to enhance behavioral health support for ...