peer support

Hi All:

The youth mental health crisis goes well beyond Blue Monday. Toronto’s young people seek out support 365 days a year, often running into barriers in accessing the help they need. And the isolating effects of the pandemic are only making things worse.

RBC Pathway to Peers is an innovative partnership between Stella's Place and Mount Sinai Hospital's Emergency Department created to provide mental health support for individuals 16 - 29 years old through lived experience.

This presentation and discussion will be facilitated by Barbara Frampton and will be an informative and supportive conversation that will identify:

• Pandemic Fatigue

• Pandemic Burnout

• Why it’s Serious

• Supporting Ourselves

• Supporting Others

• Helpful Strategies

How can we leverage online platforms to facilitate connection, community-building, and peer support among youth?

How can we reach, engage, and support youth who may be experiencing social isolation?

Join us for an engaging and timely conversation that explores how organizations are using new and existing online platforms to engage youth, build communities, and facilitate peer-to-peer support.

During this time of uncertainty, peer support is more important than ever to maintaining mental wellness.

Event address for attendees: https://camh.webex.com/camh/on...76fdad373463c3f54a07
Event number: 171 536 1009
Event password: Rounds

For more information, contact Danica Furtado-Fernandes | Addictions Education Coordinator | Acute Care Program Unit | danica.furtado-fernandes@camh.ca

This Monday, July 13th, in the #VIRTUALARTGROUP, we will create

The Centre for Innovation in Peer Support at Support & Housing-Halton is excited to share our NEW Summer Offerings for our Provincial, System and Partner stream of services! 
All offerings are open to peer staff, and supervisors of peer staff, and leaders that have peer staff across Ontario.

https://www.theglobeandmail.co...lou-kristy-draws-on/

Laura Stone,Queen's Park Reporter July 6 2020

Every year, the Ontario Peer Development Initiative invites you to nominate organizations, community members and outstanding peers for our annual OPDI Lighthouse Awards. This year, OPDI will be recognizing three individuals for their hard work in peer support as well as two organizations in a digital awards ceremony.

The mental health community has been faced with unprecedented challenges this year and OPDI is dedicated to acknowledging the hard work that's been done. The award categories are:

Join Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario (YWHO) and a panel of youth peer support workers to learn and discuss what peer support looks like in the age of COVID-19, what unique challenges have arisen, and how they are being addressed.

Presenters:

This webinar will discuss trauma informed peer support practices with a focus on: understanding trauma, core competencies of trauma-informed peer support, and integrating trauma informed lived experience sharing into peer support practice.

This is an overview of how to offer and facilitate peer support during this challenging time of a global pandemic. It's for anyone who wants skills for how to support the mental health and wellness of their peers. Whether you're supporting someone who is working on the frontlines of COVID-19 or a neighbour feeling isolated, these tools will help you do so responsibly and effectively.  

In this webinar, we'll cover the following topics: 

• Peer support basics 

• Supporting one another in challenging times 

This is a brief introduction of one model of how peer support and traditional Indigenous healing can work together to enhance and expand the healing and wellness for people of indigenous heritage. It is meant to give people, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, a look at one way to support peers of Indigenous people using peer support. It is one way of opening up the lines of communication. It is not just meant for Indigenous people but for their allies as well. It allows everyone to connect and expand their horizons.

Please join Mentor/Mentee Canada to learn about WRAP, Mental Health Programs and Peer Support for Mental Health Recovery and Addiction Harm Reduction.  Shelter Sector Staff, Management, and Lived and Living Experience Shelter and Drop-In members are invited to hear about accessible and supportive Mental Health programs together with Peer Support to build Systems Change.

The Centre for Innovation in Peer Support is pleased to announce the virtual expansion of our popular communities of practice!

Over the coming weeks, OPDI be offering webinars to help you navigate peer support during the changing and uncertain times of COVID-19. This an overview of how to offer and facilitate peer support during a global pandemic. Whether you're supporting someone who is working on the frontlines of healthcare or a neighbour feeling isolated, these tools will help you to offer support responsibly and effectively.

All levels of experience welcome! 

This webinar will cover the following topics:

• Peer support basics

Do you have a Mr. Miyagi? The one thing many people forget in #recovery from addiction or in healing form mental health problems is that there's no finish line. We take it one step, one day at a time. Here's a reminder to those that need one. I certainly do!

Do you find yourself getting caught up in the future or where you think you should be?

Here’s a blog I wrote about it a little while ago. 
https://startswithme.ca/karatekid 

Whether it's exam time or project deadlines, we know studying for school can create a lot of stress for young people. This tip sheet was designed to provide quick and encouraging tips for easy reference while studying, so young people are keeping their mental health top of mind.