Please feel free to share and post to YOUTH, family/friends, students, colleagues, community members, public-approved display boards/newsletters, etc. Your support is greatly appreciated. For ages 12 - 24 (ages up to 28 are also permitted).
LERN has planned the final cohorts for our Free Youth Peer Support Training Program in Rosseau, ON, and North Bay! This program is funded through a Grow Grant project from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and we will offer this free training until March 2025. LERN's Free Youth Peer Support Training Program: Peer Support Can Save Lives!
We, Lived Experience and Recovery Network (LERN) are SO proud and privileged to continue to bring this FREE 2-Day Youth Peer Support Training program forward, especially as our youth attendees continue to inspire us!
Youth Empowering Youth! Are you curious about learning new ways to support your peers? Do you enjoy helping others and want to learn more about connecting with people going through similar experiences? If this sounds like you, check out this FREE Youth Peer Support Certified Training Program!
Peer Support: when people can use their own lived/living experiences to help others (such as mental health and/or addiction). Peer Supporters listen, provide emotional support, and, most importantly, inspire hope (Peer Support Canada).
Our final training opportunities for the FREE Youth Peer Support Certified 2-Day Training Program for those that reside in the districts of Nipissing or Parry Sound – Muskoka:
• February 1 and 2, 2025, for ages 18-24. Must attend both full days in-person, 9:00am - 5:00pm (At Homewood Suites, 495 Oak St. West, North Bay)
• February 6 and 7, 2025, for ages 12 - 28. Must attend both full days in-person, 9:00am - 4:30pm (At Lake Rosseau College in Rosseau).
• March 15 and 16, 2025, for ages 12-18. Must attend both full days in-person, 9:00am -5:00pm (At Homewood Suites, 495 Oak St. West, North Bay).
-Youth aged 18, can choose which training they would prefer to go into. *It is mandatory to attend ALL training dates.
Registration is required in advance. Spaces are limited. To register visit: https://forms.gle/5jfbd8fZhy6rkoqB9
-For current high school students, once you complete this training, we will provide you with 10 hours towards your requirement of high school volunteer hours.
-If you have not had the opportunity to check out our promotional video, with testimonials from youth who have completed our Free Youth Peer Support Training Program, please view: https://youtu.be/sg00H7sJTwM
-Upon completion of training, attendees will receive a training certificate and various swag items!
For further detailed info, benefits, and training modules, please visit our website.
Do you have and/or know someone with lived experience with mental health and substance use and want to share your support and connection with your peers? This training program will empower youth to take on leadership roles by giving them insight into the skills and tools of a youth Peer Support Ambassador within their peer communities. They will help themselves and others in their own recovery and 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!
Please note, this free YPST will wrap up at the end of March 2025, so for those that are interested in attending please join in a training date soon!
If you have any questions or require further information, please contact us. We would love to hear from you!
Thank you,
LERN Staff
Erin, Education & Support Coordinator: Call/text: 249-591-1467, Email: [email protected]
Kari, Regional Director: Call/text: 705-840-1818, Email: [email protected] Lived Experience and Recovery Network (LERN) |ivedexperience.org/youth-peer-support-training-program/
