What is Family Peer Support?
- A mutual parent or caregiver who has or is raising a child with mental health symptoms.
- Assist in strengthening family’s communication, advocacy, resources, and empowerment.
- Engages with parents or caregivers with or without their child present.
- Personalized to align with specific, hopes, goals, and preferences of the family.
Why Family Peer Support?
- Experience navigating children’s mental health systems as a parent.
- Services are provided through parent-to-parent meetings.
- IEP meetings.
- Team meetings with other service providers.
- Create self-care plans.
- Practice setting heathy and realistic boundaries.
- Focus on strengths and what is working vs. what is not.
- Understands recovery is possible and role models resilience.
How to access Family Peer Support?
To get started contact your child’s:
- Therapist
- Case Manager
- CTSS provider
For More Information
Taylor Jackson: 218-244-4717 or Tjackson@northlandcounseling.org
Janet Miller: 218-256-1006 or Jamiller@northlandcounseling.org
