Why Caregivers Need Support Now More Than Ever
Millions of caregivers face stress, isolation, and financial strain. Discover how peer support helps caregivers feel heard and less alone.
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Beyond the Headlines: Who Supports the People Holding Communities Together After Gun Violence?
When a community experiences gun violence, attention naturally turns to the person who was injured or killed and to the loved ones left behind. Those individuals deserve every resource and every opportunity to heal.
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Supporting the Doulas Supporting Massachusetts Families
Doulas provide emotional support, advocacy, education, and guidance during some of the most significant moments in a family’s life. They help parents navigate fear, uncertainty, and complex healthcare systems. They are often the steady presence in the room when everything else feels overwhelming. But who supports the doulas?
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Building Community Through Shared Experience: How MASStrong Helped Shape the Future of MAPSN
Over the past year, our partnership with MASStrong and the GPS model has transformed not only the way we facilitate our peer support groups, but also the way we think about creating community.
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Behind the Mental Health Crisis Are Healthcare Workers Who Are Also Struggling
Across Massachusetts, behavioral health organizations are being asked to do more with less while carrying the emotional weight of communities in crisis. Many mental health and social service agencies in the state are now facing devastating funding cuts, layoffs, and program closures at a time when the need for care has never been greater.
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Trauma, Healing, and Hope in Springfield, Massachusetts
A spirit of honesty, healing, and collective responsibility defined a recent conversation between GPS Group Peer Support CEO Liz Friedman and Black community leaders, pastors, organizers, and mental health advocates from Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Healing the Helpers in Recovery Communities
When people think about recovery programs, they often picture clinical services, rules, or temporary housing. But at Gilly’s House in Wrentham, Massachusetts, recovery is built around something deeper: community, dignity, and belonging. Founded by Barbara and David Gillmeister after the loss of their son Steven to a drug overdose, Gilly’s House has become a lifeline…
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Home Health Nurses Care for Patients Alone. They Shouldn’t Have to Carry the Work Alone, Too.
Our new GPS For Home Health Nurses curriculum guide creates a trauma-informed, peer support space where home health nurses can step out of the caregiver role for a moment and receive support themselves.
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Supporting Physician Assistants Beyond Burnout With New Curriculum
At GPS Group Peer Support, we believe healthcare workers deserve support too. That belief led to the development of the GPS For Physician Assistants Curriculum, a trauma-informed peer support guide created specifically for PAs and the emotional realities they face in today’s healthcare environment.
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New Report Highlights the Growing Impact of MASStrong Across Massachusetts
The January–March 2026 MASStrong Implementation Partner report showcases how healthcare, behavioral health, recovery, and community organizations across Massachusetts are using MASStrong to strengthen staff support systems, expand GPS support groups, and build sustainable peer support infrastructure.
