http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/peer-support-training-helps-save-lives-of-first-responders Melissa Graham, a psychologist with the San Antonio Police says the peer support training can help first responders fight their battles with a teammate, something they do on fire lines every day. “You pair a peer with a peer that’s been through a similar situation and they’re more likelyContinue Reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_support Peer support occurs when people provide knowledge, experience, emotional, social or practical help to each other.[1] It commonly refers to an initiative consisting of trained supporters (although it can be provided by peers without training), and can take a number of forms such as peer mentoring, reflective listening (reflectingContinue Reading
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/103207632/christchurch-mental-health-service-needs-cash-to-keep-going A “vital” mental health service in Christchurch is at risk of closure unless it can raise $200,000 to fit out its new premises. The Mental Health, Advocacy and Peer Support Trust (MHAPS) will have to leave its current premises on the corner of Colombo and Peterborough streets at theContinue Reading
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/midweek/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503658&objectid=12026043 PeerZone was developed in New Zealand by Mary O’Hagan and Sara McCook Weir. “There’s a whole lot of workshops we’ll be making our way through, from coping with stress, maximising income, finding and keeping a home, well-being for young people, dealing to stigma, alcohol and drugs … so it’sContinue Reading
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/wanganui-chronicle/midweek/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503658&objectid=12026043 “It’s a way of being in a relationship with somebody, which includes ‘lived experience’ because that’s the thing that connects us, but that’s just the part that forms the connection of the therapeutic relationship, and the rest of that relationship sits on some very clear principles that are specificContinue Reading
https://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/peer-support-women-entrepreneurs-study From 2013 to 2017, participants on women entrepreneurship programmes sponsored by Enterprise Ireland were asked about their opinions of existing peer support schemes. 109 qualified women entrepreneurs who took part in the programmes were surveyed during the four-year period. The research found that the vast majority of participants onContinue Reading
It’s based off of a U.S. model that has shown success in getting current users into treatment and getting them clean on the other side. In the program, either the overdose victims themselves or friends and family can ask for the help of a peer support worker. “We want toContinue Reading
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11967269 Quit smoking— hundreds of Northlanders have and others are urged to follow suit as part of their New Year’s resolution. That’s the message from the Northland District Health Board which says a further 10 per cent hike in taxes on cigarette and tobacco products from today should be anotherContinue Reading
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