For many, the road out of gambling addiction can feel uncertain. But for some people struggling with gambling addiction, seeing that others have found a way out can be the exact kind of lifeline they ...

BACK INTO THE 20S WITH THOSE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. BILL AND JULIE. CHILLY. OKAY. THANKS, BILL. CHI. HEALTH GETS A HALF MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO HELP GROW ITS PEER SPECIALIST PROGRAM. THEY’LL ...

Peer Support Specialists expand the non-clinical workforce to improve patient experience and outcomes and reduce clinical staff burnout.

has been hired as a peer support specialist for the drug diversion program. Brianna Pearson, a Superior native, struggled with addiction to methamphetamine and alcohol, on and off, for 16 years. "I've ...

Members of the community who wish to help others while building a meaningful career can do so with the North Carolina Peer Support Specialist Course offered at Sandhills Community College.

New statewide initiative in Arizona pairs residents with peer specialists to provide accessible, judgment-free problem gambling recovery support.

For many veterans, recovery from mental health challenges, substance use, trauma or major life transitions does not begin ...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KATV) — The Hot Springs School District approved a new program they are hoping will help students with substance abuse addictions and stop abuse before it happens. City Director ...

Two Travis County pilot programs could help people with opioid addiction. With $932,000 in federal funding, Travis County will launch peer support programs at a hospital emergency department and in ...

FARGO - Jenenne Guffey’s job has an unusual prerequisite: a criminal history. After years of involvement with the North Dakota and Minnesota corrections systems, Guffey worked hard to rebuild her life ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Dustin French, 29, had four drug overdoses in the span of a year. "I was dead on arrival to the hospital," he said of his last heroin overdose, which happened in April. "I woke up … ...