cheap effective ways to heal distress

Super cool that this guy is gathering empirical evidence for something I have wanted to do for a long time - build peer support structures taht are self-sustaining. And I love that he knocks out the "that's just the West" crap too. Communities post-conflict can heal themselves, without a fleet of psychiatrists.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/health/11psych.html?ex=1205985600&en=a6d9538886106bea&ei=5070&emc=eta1