Here’s a Thought - Alternative Approaches to Meaningful Front-line Youth Work and Mental Wellbeing

Presenters and slide deck 

Jordana Laman - Peer Mentor, Youth Wellness Centre, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Jiya Chaudhary - Peer Support Worker, Youth Wellness Centre, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

Slides

Key learnings

  • The Youth Wellness Centre is located in Hamilton, Ontario, and is a place where young people aged 17 to 25 can access various mental health or substance use supports including peer support.
  • At the Youth Wellness Centre, a “Youth Mentor” is someone who lives with mental health and/or substance use difficulties, who also works in the mental health system.
  • The principles Youth Mentors follow include: mutual/equal relationships, sharing lived experience, hope and recovery, self-determination, integrity and trust, and empathy and respect.

Quote

“You are the expert of your own experience.” 

Contact Email of Presenter(s):

Jordana Laman – jlaman@stjoes.ca
Jiya Chaudhary - jchaudha@stjoes.ca
 

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