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Young people provide timely and personalised mental health support to friends – but sometimes find looking after their own needs difficult in the process.
Year-round academic and extracurricular opportunities that encourage cultural exchange between international students, their peers and the wider society are important.
Courses designed to foster peer-to-peer learning in virtual spaces can yield research insights across disciplines.
Peer support, opportunities to engage in responses to combat racism and bias and culturally responsive counselling are important for the mental health and well-being of international students.
Small-group learning activities can help students build social skills while enhancing academic achievement. This is particularly important for kids who face bullying or discrimination.
Our study is the first of its kind to test many of the possible mechanisms behind the positive effects peers may have on other students.
A viral TikTok video is helping girls bear witness to the harassment they experience at school.
A significant portion of teenagers’ social development happens online. The risks are well known, but the benefits of peer support are often overlooked.
Americans recycle only about one-third of the solid waste we generate. A behavioral scientist argues that with the right motivators, we could do more.
Instead of just helping combat a chronic disease, peer support groups can help improve quality of life.
A study claiming “only half your friends like you” made headlines last week. But the data support a humbler, and perhaps happier, story.
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