Peer support! From the humble beginnings in 18th century France to today in New York State, we explain what peer support is, how it relates to mental health, and have a conversations with some professional peer advocates working in the field!

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Sources!

https://mhanational.org/resources/what-peer-support/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22654945/

https://www.loveandrespectcommunityforrecoveryandwellness.org/blog/history-of-peer-support

https://www.ffcmh.org/

https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/about/

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:738da849-b78d-4429-b174-1eb894b814f6

The title theme featured is Inner Light by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Zack Kilmer introduces the Peercast, the premiere podcast from Families Together in New York State. We explain who we are, what we do, and have a discussion with our fearless leader and CEO, Paige Pierce.

Music in this episode:

Inner Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Light Expanse by the Unicorn Heads