Campbellsville University Student Arrested Following Alleged Killing Of Peer In Dorm
A college student was arrested hours after another student was found unresponsive in a central Kentucky dorm room early Saturday morning, authorities said. The Campbellsville Police Department announced that around 5:15 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a call and found Charles E. Escalera, 21, a Campbellsville University student, in a barn. statement. “Mr. Escalera was […]
Can Peer Support Fill Gaps in County Mental Health? — TPG, Inc.
By Johndy Gums With Santa Cruz County’s mental health department understaffed by 31%, county regulators have greenlit a new approach to hiring more peer support professionals to work on mobile crisis teams. The shortage of qualified personnel is not just in Santa Cruz County, but across California and the United States. This is why the […]
‘Despicable’: Teacher Reprimands Student That Questioned A Peer ‘Identifying As A Cat’
On Friday, a 13-year-old schoolgirl and her friend were called “vile” after questioning another student being a cat, according to the Daily Telegraph. The girl asked her classmate, “How do you know it’s a cat when you’re a girl?” As a result, she was reprimanded by a teacher at Rye University in East Sussex. According […]
Training Program Turns Lived Experiences into Peer Support
Jessica Champ’s history of substance use disorders began around the time most children entered middle school. “I started injecting methamphetamines around the age of 11,” Jessica Champ said. “Her mother said she worked 14 hours a day. She didn’t know my ex-stepfather was dealing drugs and sexually abusing me. stole the drug.” By the time […]
