All Articles tagged peer support
- Program development
March 15, 2023 EDT “PEER PARACOUNSELING” TO FOSTER RESILIENCE AND REDUCE THE BURDEN ON COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESDespite gallant efforts, we have failed to provide adequate access to mental health services in these times. Perhaps it’s time for a tectonic shift in training and practice.
- Program development
December 15, 2021 EDT The Peer Support and Trauma Response Program at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children is dedicated to supporting staff mental health during COVID-19.
- Program development
December 15, 2020 EDT Crisis intervention teams, task forces, and healthcare coalitions are not new concepts. For over 20 years, the State of Indiana has had statewide emotional support and intervention teams.
- Program development
December 15, 2020 EDT It’s doubtful any culture, organization, or industry was fully prepared to cope with the worldwide novel coronavirus outbreak and the ensuing disease (COVID-19) that began in late 2019.
- Case studies
June 08, 2020 EDT An unavoidable and unfortunate consequence of working in healthcare, and specifically in pediatric healthcare, is the potential exposure to high stress patient-related events that can cause emotional distress.
- Original research
March 18, 2020 EDT This research focused on the potential for and existence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Emergency Medical Dispatchers (EMDs) and ways to prevent it.
- Editorial
April 24, 2019 EDT The chaotic post World War II period, plagued by incidents of terrorism, workplace violence, and school shootings, places a special premium on meeting the mental health needs of first responders.