Youth Peer Volunteer
A Youth Peer Support Worker is someone with lived experience of mental health challenges who is trained, and supported with ongoing supervision to draw on those experiences to support others navigating mental health challenges. In mental health services, Youth Peer Support Workers connect with other young people on their own recovery journey by role modelling recovery and holding hope.
Youth Peer Volunteers are provided with training and support to participate in opportunities to become Role Model's or Co-facilitate Peer Support Groups with a Youth Peer Support Worker. Peer Volunteers can also Role Model in other recovery based groups alongside young people, and be part of group planning and development discussions with other headspace team members.
headspace Bentleigh will provide a core training, ongoing professional development opportunities and supervision to Peer Volunteers. Read more about Youth Peer Support at headspace here.
