The Peer Counseling Program at WIU is designed to provide comprehensive support and resources to students facing various challenges. We take a holistic approach to well-being and recognize the central ...

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or the ...

Mark Kalina was 23 and studying civil engineering at Ohio State University when he tried to walk around a stopped train while heading home. He slipped, got his shirt caught in the train’s mechanism ...

WASHINGTON (WCYB) — Senator Tim Kaine has introduced legislation which is aimed to help elevate the role of peer support specialists. Peer support specialists are mental health professionals who have ...

College and university presidents reported in a national survey last spring that the most pressing issue on their campuses was student mental health. At Georgia State University, where I serve as ...

One in five undergraduates uses peer counseling for mental health support, according to a new survey of more than 2,000 U.S. college students. Two-thirds say they have faced a mental health challenge ...

BRAINERD — Crow Wing County Health Division’s Women, Infant, and Children’s program announced the addition of a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program. Counties that have a breastfeeding peer counselor ...

Peer support groups such as Sources of Strength have served as a key part of mental health support for teens during the pandemic. Groups like Sources of Strength have chapters in Maryland and beyond, ...