Peer Support

This resource is a guide for front-line staff and leadership on campus – including counsellors, administrators and other decision-makers at post-secondary institutions considering the development of their own peer support program on campus. This guide provides tips and recommendations on:
-How to prepare for your peer support program and make the case for your executives on campus
-How to recruit, train and supervise peer supporters
-How to operate and evaluate your peer support program

In this webinar, the presenters highlight the benefits of peer support on campus, the specifics of implementing such programs in a post-secondary setting and how collaborations with other partners can help campuses get started with their peer support program.

The Mental Health Commission of Canada Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Support are intended to encourage the development of more peer support capacity in Canada and strengthen existing peer support initiatives.

The M2 Peer Mentor Program Training Manual aims to help staff at post-secondary institutions with the process of planning and implementing comprehensive training for Peer Mentors. The manual provides all the necessary materials (lesson plans, presentations, handouts) for facilitators to effectively deliver training sessions.