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Our peer support mentoring program offers an additional resource to those experiencing the effects of brain injury and the resulting life changes. There are opportunities for both those adjusting to the effects of brain injury in their lives, and those who wish to offer help and support through sharing of their experience.
For both survivors and their family members, the peer mentoring program offers an alternative and much needed form of support. You are partnered with a fellow survivor or family member who has experienced a similar situation first-hand and is empathetic to your frustration. Mentoring takes place over the phone, focussing on discussion and resolution (where possible) of particular problems or issues.
More specifically, mentors have been trained to:
The Peer Support Program is open to all adults (16 years or older) who have sustained a brain injury, or their family members.
For more information on how to find a mentor, contact Peer Support Coordinator, Jamie Fairles by emailing psclondon1982@gmail.com or please call (519) 642-4539.
The peer support mentoring program partners up a survivor or their family member with a volunteer who is a fellow survivor/family member. The volunteer has first-hand experience with the particular issues, having experienced a similar situation and is empathetic towards their frustration. As a peer mentor, you would communicate by phone and discuss (or resolve where possible) particular problems or issues, becoming an additional resource for support and education for those adjusting to the effects of ABI.
The Peer Support Program is open to all adults (16 years or older) who have sustained a brain injury, or their family members.
For more information on how to find a mentor, contact Peer Support Coordinator, Jamie Fairles by emailing psclondon1982@gmail.com or please call (519) 642-4539.
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