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With peer support, Hamilton hospital helps build trust, provide comfort for those in substance use program

Marcie McIlveen never imagined herself working in a hospital. After enduring negative experiences in treatment for substance use disorder on…

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Sister of B.C. man lost to toxic drugs launches peer support group for siblings

In May 2020, as the world was grappling with the new reality of COVID-19 and people were isolating at home…

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With inconsistent support for brain injuries in Canada, peer groups are a lifeline

It’s early December and Barb Butler is handing out photocopied, handwritten notes to the group seated in a circle around…

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Nova Scotia

Newcomers Peer Support Group begins in Yarmouth, N.S.

YARMOUTH, N.S. — A Newcomers Peer Support Group that was launched in Yarmouth in January is getting lots of takers.…

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