peer support

Join our Online Support Group

Connect with other caregivers at our Online Support Groups. We’re here to help.

We welcome you to join other caregivers (ordinary people who provide physical and emotional support to a family member, partner, friend or neighbour) in a supportive environment to share challenges, successes, and concerns you may have within your caregiving role. Discussion will be driven by caregivers to discuss issues of highest importance to caregivers. Note: Online Support Groups are not intended for crisis support or mental health counselling

The Harm Reduction Hangouts project (HRH) is a peer support-based harm reduction drop-in series, by and for 2SQTBIPOC youth. As we enter our last month of programming, the team is hosting final consultation circles for 2SQTBIPOC youth 16-21 to share their experiences with HRH drop-ins or, if they haven’t attended, why not/what they would have wanted.

Consultations are set for Wednesday, August 17 from 6-8pm (virtual via Zoom though possibly hybrid based on demand).

Please join us on Thursday June 23rd 2022 from 1pm - 2pm ET 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.

For OPDI's July webinar offering, Laura Stanford of Ottawa's Pinecrest Queensway ACT, will lead a discussion on Moral Distress, which involves a threat to one’s moral integrity and what causes it.

This presentation will outline the Slaight Centre’s unique model of care, NAVIGATE, which is an evidence based intervention aimed at helping youth recover from their first episode of psychosis. The core pillars of the program will be discussed, which include: medication/symptom management; individual resiliency training; case management; peer support; family support; and supported employment and education.

What is Harm Reduction Hangouts?

The HRH virtual drop-ins are a space by and for 2SQTBIPOC youth 16-21 interested in harm reduction and peer support. Facilitated by our team of peer workers we’re all about harm reduction in a community-centred, non-judgmental atmosphere. Participants will:

April 20, 2022

Want to hear about OPDI's enhanced Peer Support Core Essentials™ Program, that consists of 17 two-hour webinars?

Register today, to join OPDI's training team on March 15th at noon, to hear about recent sessions and learnings, and have all of your questions answered about the training program.

Spring WRAP is a 2-hour workshop that serves as an introductory or refresher workshop to W.R.A.P. It discusses wellness tools and wellness planning as we are approaching spring and returning to in-person activities. We are offering 3 different sessions:

DrinkSmart has developed an Ontario-wide campaign to support the important community message to always drive sober.

Campaign: drivesober.ca
Contest Dates: March 1  - 25, 2022

This campaign is designed to be peer-led. Your community/student groups can use the eToolKit, resources, $1,000 contest, and creative assets to create your own outreach and start the conversations directly with your community.

The Centre for Innovation in Peer Support (embedded in Support House) broke new ground in 2021 with the introduction of several new programs and opportunities for both our community and provincial partners.

Do you have an idea for a webinar related to the field of Peer Support? Would you like to share your knowledge and experience on a particular topic?   Ontario Peer Development Initiative is proud to produce monthly webinars for our membership and the larger Peer Support Community, and we are currently inviting proposals for future webinars.  

We are happy to announce the upcoming "WRAP® for the holidays" virtual workshop. The workshop is for those interested in using Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP®) as a mental health recovery tool. It will give a good insight into the WRAP® program how it can be used for challenges that might come up during the holiday.

The OPDI team is excited to partner again with Lived Experience & Recovery Network (LERN) and CMHA North Bay and District to bring you our 2nd Annual Peer Support Strong Conference - a full day celebration of the power of Peer Support. This year’s conference will be held on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 and themed around Celebrating Peers and Your Achievements!

This 90-minute webinar offers a safe and welcoming space to connect with others and hear inspiring personal stories of resilience, recovery, and hope.  Speakers from our Peer Talk program share their experiences with mood disorders and with supporting loved ones who have mental health challenges.

See attached our schedule for the month ahead.  https://www.paywhatyoucanpeersupport.com/

We run this group virtually every Friday at 7pm ET. Please help to send to your clients who may be interested.

https://www.paywhatyoucanpeers...d-obsessive-thoughts

The RECOVER-E project launched a successful webinar on the 14th of October in which a diverse set of topics about peer workers was discussed. The first session covered among other things Human Rights, equality, equity, and lived experience in mental health (care). The second session focused on personal stories from peer workers and professionals about working in a community mental health team, challenges and opportunities, and how the work will be sustained after the project ends.

This is one of our newest groups. It's for those who work in the Mental Health Space like therapists, social workers, counsellors, life coaches and anyone else. For those experiencing burnout or who want to connect with others in their industry to talk about marketing, patient challenges or anything else.

https://www.paywhatyoucanpeersupport.com/mental-health-worker-support-group