This October, GPS Group Peer Support is offering two free online peer support groups specifically for professionals who support pregnant, postpartum, infant, parenting, and caregiving families. We are offering them because this moment is not only affecting the families at the center of these conversations. It may also be deeply affecting the workforce responsible for caring for them.
People are also navigating fear, isolation, stigma, trauma, uncertainty, and the realities of their lives outside of the exam room. Support groups, like the ones GPS provides, create opportunities for something traditional individual visits cannot always provide – connection with people who understand.
One of the hardest things about maternal mental health challenges is that they do not always look the way we expect them to.
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.
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…
When GPS launched a support group, the goal was simple: Create a structured space where people navigating perimenopause and menopause could talk openly, reflect together, and feel less alone. What quickly became clear is how deeply needed that space is.
