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La Crosse group offers peer driven support
May 24, 2022 6:55 PM Posted: May 24, 2022 6:55 PM LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) — Recovery Avenue, also known as RAVE, is a peer run support group for people dealing with mental health and addiction. In order to be a peer specialist, you must have a lived experience with mental health or addiction. Waking …
HFD Peer Support Counselor talks importance of mental health for first repsonders
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but for the members of the Harrisonburg Fire Department, these conversations happen every day of the year. Staffed with a peer support counselor, 17 peer support mentors, and local clinicians, crew members of both career and volunteer status have someone they can talk to. “Being …
University peer listening program aims to support student mental health
UNC students can connect with and receive support from their fellow students through “Listen, Support, Navigate”, or LSN for short. The program is a part of UNC’s recently launched Heels Care Network, a collection of support resources for students. LSN is a live chat feature that allows students to connect with peers anonymously. It features …
Universities review peer note-taking as assistive technology options multiply
As offerings for assistive technology for note-taking proliferate, universities are deciding whether to supplant traditional note-taking programs with assistive technology and how to best shape accommodations for students with disabilities during the return to campus from the coronavirus pandemic. Note-taking software company Glean published a white paper in May that surveyed staff at 95 higher …
BREAKING: Did someone try to poison acting mayor Fawzia Peer?
Durban – Did someone just try to poison Durban’s interim mayor, Fawzia Peer? Questions were raised following a tweet by DA eThekwini caucus leader, Nicole Graham. It is believed that during a council meeting on Thursday, an announcement was made that there was a substance in one of the water bottles. It’s very concerning. This …
