Would you like to attend an introductory course in mental health peer mentoring?
Peer mentoring can be a very rewarding and satisfying experience. While working with and helping others to develop their skills, you are developing your own abilities at the same time. Mentors often experience increased levels of empowerment, improved self-esteem, an increase in confidence and a renewed ability to cope with their own mental health.
Mentors demonstrate empathy and respect whilst sharing hope and optimism which can have a profoundly positive effect on mentees. Mentors are living examples of how individuals can recover from mental illness or they can provide strategies for functioning well within society.
The sense of accomplishment is huge when you help someone to achieve their goals, which is enhanced when you know first-hand how difficult their journey can be.
“I want the opportunity to give mentees a voice and draw from my own experiences”
Peer mentor
A peer mentor is someone who can:
- give support and advice from the perspective of having experienced similar issues
- tell you about their experience and give ideas about how to deal with specific situations
- help people identify and contact other organisations that can help
Training
Update June 2020: we don’t currently have any courses planned. If you’d like to hear about other ways to get involved in our work, please email us at
What mentors say about the training
“It was a brilliant experience, I learnt a lot and I now feel more confident”
Hackney Peer Mentor
- “Definitely delighted to be part of this project, I’m glad to be on board. Very good trainer!”
- “It was a very good day. I am excited, happy and grateful. Thank you very much.”
- “It was really good training, very informative.”
- “I feel motivated and inspired by the tutors.”
- “It was an invaluable insight to peer mentoring.”
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