In Kansas, Peer Mentors Tackle A Side Of Mental Health That Pros Can’t Touch [kcur.org]
By Nomin Ujiyediin, KCUR, August 5, 2019 Susan Haynes used to have panic attacks seven times a day. Sometimes, she would fall out of her chair. Sometimes, she would stop breathing. “I could just fall down, just collapse and look like I was having a seizure or stroke,” she said. “It was pretty scary.” For years, Haynes has struggled with the effects of trauma from a divorce, childhood abuse and a death in the family. She has taken medication and tried therapy to manage her debilitating...