The Peer Outreach program might be the program for you if you
• Feel stuck and want to learn about ways to feel better.
• Don’t quite know where to start but want things to change from how they are now.
• Need help sticking to the goals you set for yourself around your recovery.
In order to be able to participate in Peer Outreach programming you must be over the age of 16, are living with a mental health concern and reside in the City or County of Peterborough or Kawartha Lakes.
The program can help with things like building a wellness plan to support your recovery journey, learning skills about how to set small achievable goals and improve your mood or connections to activities that may bring purpose and meaning to your days. All of our programming is delivered by Peer Support Staff. When you are involved in programming delivered by Peer Support Staff it means that help provided is based on a supportive, professional relationship between people who have lived experience with a mental health concern. This common experience may be relative to their own health, or that of a loved one. The Peer Support principles are centred around inspiring hope, empowerment and recovery. The Peer Outreach program provides support from trained Peer Support professionals who have peer experience and work one-to-one with people and in groups to set and achieve their goals.
To apply to the Peer Outreach program please complete the referral form and submit to poref@cmhahkpr.ca.
Click here to download the referral form.
Peer Outreach Groups
Please note that we are not currently accepting referrals to Peer Outreach groups due to upcoming changes to the program.
Note: If you have a concern, please see our Complaints and Concerns page or contact the program manager, Christine Crough.