PeerWorks is an organization of organizations.
Our members are mental health Consumer/Survivor Initiatives and Peer Support Organizations across Ontario. These organizations are run by and for people with lived experience of a mental health issue or addiction issue. Our members provide a wide range of services and activities within their communities. No two are the same, but all approach their activities from the common understanding that people can and do recover with the proper supports in place, and that peer support is integral to successful recovery. Most of our member organizations work with their local mental health system tables to bring the consumer voice to service planning, evaluation, and coordination, and provide direct informal or formal peer support and self-advocacy support to individuals.
PeerWorks in turn brings the voice of these organizations to provincial-level policy and planning processes, research projects, and system advocacy issues.
PeerWorks Peer Support Core Essentials Training Program (September -November 2024)
September 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, October 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31, and November 5 2024
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00pm - 2:00pm EST
July 4, 2024
On February 27th, Calvin Prowse facilitated a workshop with the goal of mapping some of the elements currently shaping the future of mental health and addictions peer support.
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Empowered Narratives Submission # 5: Pride Month Edition
This Pride Month, PeerWorks invites 2SLGBTQIA+ people with lived experience to contribute their blogs and other creative expressions, sharing their journeys of overcoming mental health and substance use challenges.
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June 21, 2024
National Indigenous Peoples Day
For generations, Indigenous communities have been celebrating their culture and heritage on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, which falls on June 20th, 21st, and 22nd depending on the year.
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