FREE! Youth Peer Support Training Program. Virtual. Ages 18 -24.
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We, Lived Experience & Recovery Network (LERN) are excited to announce that we will be hosting a NEW age category and district availability for our FREE Youth Peer Support Training Program, of Brief Introduction to Peer Support Training, ages 18 – 24, that reside in the Nipissing District or Muskoka – Parry Sound. We will continue to train youth ages 12 – 17, stay tuned for future opportunities.
NEXT training dates: VIRTUALLY: Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28, March 6 & 13, from 5:00pm – 8:00pm, on Zoom!
*It is mandatory to attend ALL training dates.
Further further info, details, benefits, and/or to register, visit:
livedexperience.org/youth-peer-support-training-program/
https://forms.gle/5uwcySa9i9SJXL4U8
LERN is grateful for this Grow Grant Project we have been gifted from Ontario Trillium Foundation to provide this free training for youth (ages 12 – 24), as well as the opportunity to partner with the Centre for Innovation in Peer Support.
Do you have and/or know someone with lived experience within mental health and substance use, and want to share your support & connection amongst your peers? Please read further on how to join us to become a trained Peer Support Ambassador, in our Youth Peer Support Training program (ages 12 - 18)!
This training program will empower youth to take on leadership roles to by learning an insight into the skills and tools of a youth Peer Support Ambassador within their peer communities, helping themselves and others in their own recovery & wellness. This project will create meaningful engagement for youth within the community.
Did you know that less than 20% of children and youth in Canada receive appropriate treatment for mental illness? (Mental Health Commission of Canada) As suicide is heartbreakingly the second leading cause of death for Canadian youth aged 15 – 24, we must act now, as this is the time for peers to empower peers towards wellness and recovery. Having support is vital for our youth!
The trainers:
The lead trainers for this project, are both LERN staff members (Kari Sterling, and Erin Russell), who are both certified Peer Support Core Competencies Trainers and Peer Support Workers.
BENEFITS of this training (testimonials received from those that completed the training):
-Learn to connect and engage with those of similar age.
-Increase self-awareness
-Understand the meaning & importance of Peer Support.
-Opportunity to gain further interpersonal skills & external personal skills (increase comfort level, communication skills, awareness into self & others, etc.)
-Add this training to your resume!
-Connecting over shared experiences can help others (sharing emotions, journeys, similar struggles).
-Be able to help others feel less alone
-Becoming a Youth Peer Support Ambassador allows for others to feel heard and valued, just by you listening to them.
Upon completion of training attendees will receive a certificate of training and various swag items!
We will have other 2024 training opportunities available, stay tuned!
The Virtual Venue:
LERN will host this winter 2024 training virtually on Zoom. Attendees are expected to have their own private space to make sure confidentiality is kept for everyone attending (only those who are registered can attend this virtual training), please have access to reliable internet, and your own individual use of a technological device (tablet, laptop, or computer).
If you have any questions, and/or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact Lived Experience & Recovery Network staff:
Erin Russell, 249-591-1467 (call or text)
e.russell@livedexperience.org
Education & Support Coordinator, Peer Support Worker & YPST Trainer.
Kari Sterling, 705-840-1818 (call or text)
rd@livedexperience.org
Regional Director, Peer Support Worker & YPST Trainer.
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