by PEERS | May 12, 2025 | Media Alerts
This post originally appeared on the PEERS website. By Steve Hayes “Hey! Why do you walk like that?” “Do you have boomerangs in your pants?” “Can’t you be Normal?” Growing up, I was plagued with questions like this all the time due to my disabilities. While it made...
by PEERS | May 12, 2025 | Media Alerts
This post was originally published on the PEERS website. The original article can be found here. By Leah Harris Feeling anxious? A new study in EMBO Molecular Medicine found that the introduction of probiotics, live microorganisms known as “good bacteria,” might be a...
by PEERS | Mar 12, 2025 | Media Alerts
By Leah Harris CN: mention of suicide In a time where generative AI is increasingly permeating our day-to-day lives, young people are seeking support from chatbots representing themselves as “companions” and even “therapists.” Now, the American Psychological...
by PEERS | Feb 12, 2025 | Media Alerts
By Kivi Neimi Every January, we are assailed with articles about resolutions, “new” trendy resolutions, weight loss resolutions, quitting just about anything that is perceived as a “bad habit” resolutions, anything that could be seen as a “lifestyle change”...
by PEERS | Feb 5, 2025 | Media Alerts
By Leah Harris This Black History Month, we recognize Black leaders in the area of mental health, many of whom are not known to the mainstream, but whose life stories have been preserved through the work of archivists such as Vanessa Jackson, author of In Our Own...
