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
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Mar 10, 2020 | Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health
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Feb 28, 2020 | Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health
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.
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Mar 29, 2016 | Mental Health Commission of Canada
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.