We’re excited to share the MASStrong FY2026 Fourth Quarter Progress Report, highlighting the progress made from April through June 2026 and the growing impact of trauma-informed peer support across the Commonwealth.
Millions of caregivers face stress, isolation, and financial strain. Discover how peer support helps caregivers feel heard and less alone.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
