Adolescent me. At the library. Looking at a bulletin board. It had been a rough year for me and my mental health with hospitalizations, intensive outpatient, medications, and therapy. I often wondered ...

Correspondent photo / Susan Wojnar Alexander Amstutz of Cortland, above, is a peer support specialist at the Carl Nunziato VA Clinic in Youngstown. For many veterans, recovery from mental health ...

When he was a counselor, Michael Cunningham fielded a lot of questions about his own experiences with drugs and alcohol. At the time, he didn’t share much of his story with clients. But now, as a peer ...