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Peer support

In January 2013 Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, sponsored an amendment of the National Defense Authorization Act (S.3254) that would require peer counseling as part of a comprehensive suicide prevention program for US veterans.



see also

Grow

GROW, a non-profit peer support and mutual aid organization for recovery from, and prevention of, serious mental illness

Multifaith Works

In 1999, Multifaith Works merged with Seattle Shanti, an organization that provided one-on-one peer support to people coping with grief and loss.

Teens in Prevention

Teens in Prevention (TiP) is a school based network in the United States sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration that focuses on helping students remain drug and alcohol free by using peer support, individual responsibility and Community Mobilization.