An Official Affiliate of the IOCDF
Written by Michele Carroll
Selecting the person who listens to your deepest, darkest thoughts and fears, and then helps you overcome them, isn’t an easy task. In some ways, it’s similar to purchasing a car or choosing a college, but even more important. You’re going to be investing your trust, time, and your mental health in the person you choose, so here are some things to consider before deciding on a provider.
Written by Chance McNeely
What is peer support?
Surrounding yourself with empathic people “who get it” is a great tool for anyone enduring life’s ups and downs. Achieving this can be difficult, though, especially for people who suffer from mental health challenges. The concept of peer support has been around for decades and, in 2007, the service was officially established as being “evidence-based” by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This simply means that evidence shows a substantive, positive correlation between peer support and long-term recovery. Over the past 15 years, peer support has grown as a profession where individuals with lived experience contribute to the recovery of others in a variety of settings: from long-term, in-patient facilities to private, telehealth peer services and everything in between.