http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/10181/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/mental-health-nova-scotia-potential-peer-support-r/32502 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/susan_roper.jpg" alt="" title="Susan Roper knows from experience how important support from those who have struggled through mental illness can be. Peer support has huge potential but remains largely untapped, supporters of the approach believe. Photo contributed." width="320" height="320" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) &ndash; Susan Roper speaks slowly, pausing between sentences to collect her thoughts. She begins cheerfully but trails off as the silencing force of self-doubt sets in.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/mental-health-nova-scotia-potential-peer-support-r/32502" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/mental-health-nova-scotia-potential-peer-support-r/32502#comments Moira Donovan Health Elizabeth Fry Society mental health Nova Scotia peer support Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:58:00 +0000 Robert DeVet 32502 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca