Peer mentoring

Peer-to-Peer Program Empowers High Schoolers to Improve Health Outcomes

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Health, Peer Health Exchange, Habit, Time management, Learning, PHE, Curriculum, Peer mentoring, Student, Teaching, Brain, Peer, Empathy, Urban Health Resource Centre, Mental health, Tutoring

Oakland, CA, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National nonprofit Peer Health Exchange (PHE) is expanding an incentivized peer-to-peer education program in high schools.

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Oakland, CA, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National nonprofit Peer Health Exchange (PHE) is expanding an incentivized peer-to-peer education program in high schools.
College-aged Peer Mentors, who formerly taught PHE health curriculum in the classroom, train high schoolers to teach their peers.
High School Peer Facilitators undergo comprehensive training that covers the curriculum, professional development, public speaking skills, as well as knowledge of general public health and local health resources.
"Our peer-to-peer program empowers students to make a positive impact on their peers' lives by sharing valuable health knowledge and fostering a sense of community."

One Mind™ Announces Inaugural Cohort for the One Mind Accelerator, a New Program to Fast-Track Breakthroughs in Mental Health through Startups

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Flourish Labs - a company empowering college students to support each other through mobilizing and scaling mental health peer support with tech.

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Flourish Labs - a company empowering college students to support each other through mobilizing and scaling mental health peer support with tech.
Heading Health - a mental healthcare provider offering a personalized and holistic approach to treatment, guided by cutting-edge research and technology.
Motif Neurotech - a company creating minimally invasive bioelectronic implants that monitor and treat severe mental health conditions.
Sanarai - a mental health platform for Spanish-speakers, addressing the gap in mental health offering for the Latinx community.

Point32Health & OncoHealth Collaborate to Provide Digital Telehealth Services to Members with Cancer

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

CANTON, Mass., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Point32Health, the parent organization of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, and OncoHealth, the leading digital health company dedicated to oncology, today kicked off a collaboration aimed at improving clinical outcomes, enhancing the quality of life, and providing personalized supportive care for members who are facing cancer. In the first stage of the phased pilot, Point32Health's implementation of Iris™ by OncoHealth, a digital telehealth service for people with cancer, will be offered to eligible Harvard Pilgrim Health Care members in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

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"Our members who have cancer and their caregivers need specialized support to answer questions that may arise outside of scheduled appointments.
Iris combines human-centered design, mobile technology, data, empathy, and specially trained US-based oncology experts to deliver personalized, oncology-specific telehealth support to members and their families facing cancer, 24x7.
Members will have access to people who share similar characteristics as members, such as their gender, age, cancer diagnosis, and treatment.
Supporting more than 7 million people in the US and Puerto Rico, OncoHealth offers digital solutions for treatment review, real-world evidence, and telehealth across all cancer types.

BossmakeHer and Uber Partner to Support Women Leaders

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Human behavior, Human activities, Education, Alternative education, Mentorships, Location-based software, Uber, Peer mentoring

As an organization committed to supporting women's advancement, Uber takes its responsibility to support women employees' career progression seriously.

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As an organization committed to supporting women's advancement, Uber takes its responsibility to support women employees' career progression seriously.
Women at Uber seeks to connect, empower, and support the advancement of women at Uber through community-building among women and allies, providing access to leadership and mentorship, formal professional development training, peer mentoring, and more.
BossmakeHer gives women in leadership a competitive job search advantage unmatched by anything else in the market.
By combining result-driven networking acceleration, personalized guidance, and private connections to decision-makers at top companies, BossmakeHer catalyzes bold career moves for executive women.

West Michigan Partnership for Children celebrates "Reunification Month" and new Parent Engagement Program

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Articles, Family, Human activities, Human behavior, Foster care, Peer mentoring

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --West Michigan Partnership for Children is celebrating the launch of its Parent Engagement Program just in time for National Reunification Month.

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --West Michigan Partnership for Children is celebrating the launch of its Parent Engagement Program just in time for National Reunification Month.
The program is part of WMPC's commitment to supporting timely reunification of families and preventing children from re-entry to foster care.
The trauma-informed Parent Engagement Program engages and equips Kent County parents with children ages 0-5 entering the foster care system by:
"Through this new program, parents are receiving increased peer-to-peer mentorship and encouragement from individuals who have been in their shoes," said Nakia Kyler, Chief Engagement & Equity Officer at West Michigan Partnership for Children.
"With this program, we're hoping to see an increase in timeliness reunification, an increase in engagement between birth parents, foster care workers, foster parents, and service providers," said JeRae' Sommersell, Parent Engagement Program Manager.

Mentoring Software Provider Insala Releases P(3) Power Matching

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Alternative education, Education, Human activities, Articles, Human resource management, Internships, Mentorships, MENTOR, Matching, Youth mentoring, Peer mentoring

"\nParticipant matching can be labor intensive driving up administrative needs and program cost.

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"\nParticipant matching can be labor intensive driving up administrative needs and program cost.
Mentoring software with a matching algorithm provides a time savings of 93-100% for program administrators and increases the likelihood of overall program success and ROI.
Insala\'s mentoring software allows organizations to input custom matching criteria which is used by the P3 algorithm to then create mentor-mentee pairings that meet individual developmental needs while also aligning with business and program goals.\nInsala is a leading global provider mentoring software and talent development solutions through innovative web-based SaaS (Software as a Service) technology.
Insala seeks to be a partner to organizations by focusing on their employees\' development at every stage of the employment lifecycle, providing solutions for career development, mentoring, coaching, career transition, and corporate alumni programs.

United Spinal Appoints Kimberly Hill, a Nationally Board-Certified Therapist From Louisiana as Chapter Liaison and Member of Its Board of Directors

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Articles, Allied health professions, Health, United Spinal Association, Peer mentoring, Recreational therapy, Learning

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --United Spinal Associationtoday announced the appointment of Kimberly Hill, a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Cognitive Therapist, and Executive Director of the Louisiana Chapter of United Spinal Association and the Brain Injury Association of Louisiana, as its National Chapter Liaison and member of its Board of Directors.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --United Spinal Associationtoday announced the appointment of Kimberly Hill, a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Cognitive Therapist, and Executive Director of the Louisiana Chapter of United Spinal Association and the Brain Injury Association of Louisiana, as its National Chapter Liaison and member of its Board of Directors.
Whether it is through advocacy efforts, peer mentoring, support groups, providing resources, or offering social opportunities, as chapter leaders, our number one priority is our members.
It is because of our members that United Spinal Association is able to carry out its mission," said Hill.
The full list of board members and officers is available on the United Spinal website at www.unitedspinal.org .

Chronus Introduces Grant Program to Improve Racial Equity Through Mentoring

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Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Consulting, Education, Technology, Professional services, Women, Small business, MEN, Training, Software, Consumer, Human resources, Alternative education, Education, Human resource management, Learning, Internships, Mentorships, Human activities, Peer mentoring

Chronus , the leader in mentoring software, launched an annual grant program to enable one non-profit organization each year to pursue a mentoring program focused on improving racial equity for the Black community, Indigenous community and/or other communities of color.

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Chronus , the leader in mentoring software, launched an annual grant program to enable one non-profit organization each year to pursue a mentoring program focused on improving racial equity for the Black community, Indigenous community and/or other communities of color.
With the assistance of a three-year contract for Chronus mentoring software and standard customer success services for a mentoring program, the grant will support up to 500 program participants (mentors/mentees) concurrently.
By offering formal mentoring and mentoring software to organizations aiming to improve racial equity, Chronus aims to create a sustainable and scalable opportunity to connect mentors that want to help make a difference with mentees that can truly benefit from the mentorship.
Start your application for the Mentoring for Racial Equity grant program today.

New Book Provides Framework for Achieving Cultural Competence

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Alternative education, Human resource management, Education, Learning, Mentorship, Human behavior, MENTOR, Competence, Peer mentoring, Workplace mentoring

Bridging Differences addresses how to improve mentoring relationships by increasing cultural competency, amplifying authenticity, and learning from differences.

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Bridging Differences addresses how to improve mentoring relationships by increasing cultural competency, amplifying authenticity, and learning from differences.
In the book, the co-authors detail fictional scenarios featuring three pairs of diverse mentors and mentees to illustrate how key concepts can play out in real life.
Her book The Mentor's Guide is a primary resource for organizations that promote mentoring for leadership and learning.
Any leader committed to recruiting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent should personally hand a copy to every mentor and mentee in the organization.

Strategic Mobility Group, LLC Establishes Year Three of Summer Mentoring Growth Program

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Saturday, October 5, 2019

Education, Human activities, Learning, Alternative education, Mentorships, Educational stages, Human resource management, Internships, Peer mentoring, Organization of Chinese Americans

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Strategic Mobility Group, LLC (SMG3), a leading provider of innovative technology solutions, capped off another successful Summer Mentoring Growth internship program.

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Strategic Mobility Group, LLC (SMG3), a leading provider of innovative technology solutions, capped off another successful Summer Mentoring Growth internship program.
The SMG3 internship program focuses on equipping the trailblazers of tomorrow with a successful toolkit to perform in school and beyond in their professional careers.
According to Nancy Gosrki, President and CEO of SMG3, growth and peer mentorship are focal points of the SMG3 summer experience.
Upon completion of the Summer Mentoring Growth program, several interns have returned as full-time employees.