peer support

Interested in learning more about peer support for youth and young adults? Want to learn more about how peer support can be a part of the recovery journey for folks with mental health challenges? 

Please join us on Thursday, April 18th 2024 from 1pm - 2pm for the Understanding Depression in Later Life Workshop. This free workshop series is for older adults 65 years and older and their caregivers where we’ll discuss:

- What is depression?
- What does depression look like?
- How can you stay well and get the support you need?.

After the meeting you will receive a summary of the presentation in multiple languages, including community-based resources.

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Please feel free to share/post to YOUTH, family/friends, students, colleagues, and community members. If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We, Lived Experience & Recovery Network (LERN) are excited to share along our next training opportunities for the FREE Youth Peer Support Certified 2-Day Training Program for those that reside in the districts of Nipissing or Muskoka-Parry Sound.

Call for Proposals: Peer Support Strong Conference (submit by Dec. 1)

PeerWorks and Lived Experience & Recovery Network (LERN) are back for the fourth year with our Annual Peer Support Strong Conference! We are holding the conference virtually on February 6th, 2024. This year's theme: Peer Support Revolution: What's Next?

Changing Minds With Youth & Hope and Me Presents...

Youth Living Well (YLW) is a free, virtual program that provides skills-building programs and peer support groups for individuals aged 16-29 who identify as youth or young adults with mood disorders and related issues.

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We are looking to add new moderators to our site. https://www.paywhatyoucanpeersupport.com/

We need a new OCD moderator and a new domestic abuse/narcissistic abuse survivor group moderator. We give 80% of what participants pay (what they can) but in the near future as we get more grants and funding we will be paying the moderators a base rate of $50/session and we would ultimately like that to grow to $100/session.

On behalf of the Minister of Health’s Patient and Family Advisory Council (MPFAC Chair) Betty-Lou Kristy, we are very pleased to let you know that the Minister of Health’s Patient and Family Advisory Council has released its 2022-23 annual report:

This group is a peer support group for young adult men (mid-twenties to early forties) who find themselves without a clear purpose or career, and financially and / or emotionally dependent on their parents (e.g. still living at home). Prospective members may overuse the Internet, cannabis, or alcohol and feel at least somewhat disconnected from "real life".

“The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety – it’s connection.” Johann Hari, author and journalist.

Why does having the support of a community affect a person’s journey to wellness? Join us to learn about the latest research on the importance of community for people living with substance use issues.

CMHA Peel Dufferin Presents

Parallel Realities:

How to support clients who experience psychosis

Facilitators: Jodie Grigsby BA BSW RSW & Karyn Hand BSW MEd RSW

Date: April 3 & 4, 2023

Time: 9:00am - 1:30pm

Cost: $220.35

The Mental Health Commission of Canada defines peer support workers as those who provide “emotional and social support provided to others who share a common experience (Mental Health Commission of Canada, 2022).” Evidence shows that the integration of peer support workers into mental health services has many benefits, but developing these programs has several challenges. Some challenges include being able to maintain professional boundaries, difficulties with power dynamics among staff, job-related stress, and role clarity.