by PEERS | May 17, 2019 | Mental Health Matters
Mental health challenges can be trying for anyone, but for those who are forced to flee their home country and take up residence in a new one, they can seem downright impossible to manage. Learn about the unique challenges that refugees face when trying to manage...
by PEERS | May 17, 2019 | Mental Health Matters
Veterans now account for one of every five suicides in the U.S., according to the George Washington University Face the Facts Initiative. With numbers like this, some are calling the suicide rate an epidemic. In this month’s Mental Health Matters, hear from an...
by PEERS | May 17, 2019 | Mental Health Matters
What better way to kick off the new year than to commit to some healthy resolutions? Learn more about the critical yet often forgotten link between mental and physical health. Discover how the mind and body affect each other and what you can do to stay well. Host...
by PEERS | May 17, 2019 | Mental Health Matters
What is the Internet’s effect on our wellness? Is there such a thing as Internet addiction? Does the Web do more good or harm to our emotional health? Discover the answer to these questions and more as host Shannon Eliot chats about the connection with...
by PEERS | May 17, 2019 | Mental Health Matters
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness, yet only 1 in 10 individuals suffering from the disorder receive treatment. Host Barbara Meyers talks with Julia F., who has lived with eating disorders for much of her life, and Marybeth...
by PEERS | May 17, 2019 | Mental Health Matters
Peer respite centers are community-based alternative models of mental health residential care. They foster wellness, are holistic in scope, and are staffed by people who are peers in terms of having experience in psychiatric crisis. Join host Barbara Meyers as she...
