Peer Support is a form of mutual aid where individuals with similar experiences provide emotional and practical support to each other, promoting self-help, healing, and empowerment. It is based on the idea that people who have experienced similar challenges can offer unique insight, understanding, and support to one another. Peer support is provided by people...
What is “Lived Experience”? Lived experience is a broad concept, as discussed in our article about the basics of peer support. But, for the purposes of eligibility as a Certified MHPS, a person must have lived experience with a mental health condition. Specifically, a person has eligible lived experience “when a person has experienced a...
What is Peer Support? Let’s start our exploration into peer support by watching a video from the Peer Recovery Center of Excellence. This video gives an overview of what peer support can look like and how it can support the recovery journeys for people receiving services. As explained in the video, peer support “occurs...