The Peer Support Network
Did you know that the Mental Health Strategy for Canada promotes peer support as an essential component of the mental health system?
Seeking help can often feel challenging or daunting, especially for entrepreneurs, who are accustomed to tenaciously tackling challenges head on and independently.
The Sing for Mental Health Entrepreneur Peer Support Network consists of fully trained and dedicated peer volunteers. This initiative fosters resilience and connection within the entrepreneurial world whilst ensuring that individuals feel supported.
“Peer support really works. It helps people feel more empowered and resourceful, which improves lives and cuts costs by reducing the need for formal mental health, medical, and social services.”
— Mental Health Commission of Canada
“Peer support is a system of giving and receiving help founded on key principles of respect, shared responsibility, and mutual agreement of what is helpful. Peer support is not based on psychiatric models and diagnostic criteria. It is about understanding another’s situation empathically through the shared experience of emotional and psychological pain.”