As Staten Island’s leading provider of behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and adults, RUMC offers a wide range of vital services, including its Peer Advocacy Program. This program is built on the power of lived experiences – offering mentorship, support and real-world guidance from those who have walked a similar path. If you tuned into the last episode, you know we had eye-opening conversation with Peer Supervisor, Stephen Nico and Peer Advocate, Amber Ramos about RUMC’s Peer Advocacy Program and how it’s transforming the lives of young people facing addiction, peer pressure, and difficult home environments. We barely scratched the surface, so on this episode, host, Meredith Gaskins, continues that conversation with Stephen and Amber to dive even deeper into the challenges, successes, and future of peer advocacy.