Tonsil stones form as debris and bacteria becomes trapped in the crevices of the tonsils and calcify. This condition is treatable, however, and typically responds well to natural remedies like peppermint oil, grapefruit seed extract and salt water.
Peer Specialists go by different names in different settingsâfor example, peer support specialists, certified recovery support specialists, and in the Department of Veterans Affairs, peer support techniciansâbut they have a common commitment to assisting their peers from a strengths-focused perspective. Peer Specialist is an individual with lived recovery experience who has been trained and certified to help their peers gain hope and move forward in their own recovery.
Peer support is when people with the same problem in living (mental illness in this case) come together to support each other to deal with that problem. There are three types of support: 1  Peer support group-a small group of people with serious mental illness present their problems. Consumer-run services-mental health consumers plan, deliver, and assess services. 2  These include peer support groups, case management, live-in treatment settings and work therapy, crisis and drop-in centers, warmlines, and getting government benefits.