Mental Health Advocates and Peer Support Program
Mental Health Advocate and Peer Support Programs are important for us for capacity building. The Centre has trained roughly 500 students in the last few years who act as peer supporters, peer mentors and mental health advocates.
The role of these trained students is to open conversations about mental health among their peer group, encourage help seeking behavior and connect the ones requiring help with appropriate resources.
Significant number of students who received the Peer Support trainings have emphasized on the usefulness of the program. Many also reported how the training helped them engage with their peers at critical and vulnerable moments and connect them with the appropriate help.
