Peer Connect

The Webster Groves Police Department in Missouri has launched 'Peer Connect', an app designed to support the mental health of its officers. The tool gives officers a way to seek peer support and mental health resources, part of a broader effort to address stress and trauma in policing.

Ravenscroft has joined Round Square, an international network of schools spanning 50 countries. Membership connects the school to a worldwide community focused on experiential learning, character development and global exchange. The announcement, shared through the school's own magazine, highlights Ravenscroft's growing international footprint and the opportunities it opens for students to engage with peers around the world.

A veterans group in Las Vegas is organizing monthly hikes as a way to support members' mental health, offering outdoor exercise and peer connection. The initiative highlights ongoing concern about veteran mental health, including high rates of depression and suicide, and the role of community-based programs alongside formal treatment in reaching those who may not seek help otherwise.

A freshman at Loyola University Chicago has started both a business and a student club focused on mental health, both named Exquisitely Connected. The venture aims to build community and open conversations around wellbeing on campus, combining entrepreneurial and peer-support approaches to student mental health.

NAMI Tallahassee is putting lived experience at the center of its mental health outreach, with the message 'You are not alone' aimed at people struggling and their families. The group emphasizes peer-led support as a way to reduce stigma and connect residents to resources. Local coverage highlights how people who have faced mental health challenges themselves are helping others in the Tallahassee community.