Hope, Healing, and Peer Support: A Path Through Depression

• By: Meghann Simpson, BA, YPA-C, CRPA-P Now She Speaks
• September 29th, 2025
• community resources, depression, Fall 2025 Issue, lived experience, mental health support, peer advocates, recovery, stigma reduction, youth and adult support
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), an estimated 1 in 5 teenagers experience depression, and 1 in 12 adults have experienced depression in their lifetime.¹ Depression can be a devastating illness; symptoms may include persistent sadness, hopelessness, loss of enjoyment in...

Integrating the Social and Cultural Determinants of Health into Peer Advocates Training

• By: Helen-Maria Lekas, PhD Crystal Fuller Lewis, PhD Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Joanne Trinkle, MSW NYS-OMH Division of Integrated Community Services for Children & Families
• July 1st, 2019
• cultural determinants of health, family engagement, health disparities, health habitus, peer advocates, social determinants of health, workforce training, youth behavioral health
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The phrase social and cultural determinants of health has entered the lexicon of medical and social service providers and is often mentioned alongside health disparities. Since the early 90s, public health researchers have been suggesting that a person’s socioeconomic characteristics, including...