Peer Mentor Support Service – Support for Young People Aged 16.5–25
Peer Mentor Support Service, delivered by Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind.
The service provides flexible, one-to-one support for young people aged 16.5–25, helping them not only with their mental health and emotional wellbeing, but also with the practical challenges that can make everyday life difficult.
We recognise that young people may come to us with a wide range of experiences and circumstances. This can include homelessness or housing instability, experiences of sexual assault or abuse, addiction or substance misuse, being a victim of crime, involvement in or risk of involvement in criminal activity, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and other significant emotional or social difficulties.
Our approach is supportive, non-judgemental and centred around the individual. Young people are not defined by the difficulties they have experienced, and our aim is to help them feel heard, build confidence, develop practical skills and move towards greater stability and independence.
Peer Mentors can provide support with areas including:
- Understanding mental health and developing coping strategies
- Building confidence, resilience and practical life skills
- Budgeting, managing finances and keeping appointments
- Housing, homelessness and tenancy-related support
- Universal Credit, PIP and other benefits
- Referrals into secondary care and other specialist services
- Building social skills and reducing isolation
- Finding hobbies and accessing community activities
- Volunteering, education and getting back into employment
- Support around ADHD and Autism diagnostic pathways
- Accessing appropriate services following experiences of abuse, exploitation or crime
- Support around substance misuse and addiction
- Developing positive routines, goals and greater independence
…and much more, depending on the individual needs of the young person.
To access the service, a young person needs to meet one of the following criteria:
- Aged 16.5–25 and have not accessed NHS mental health interventions within the previous six months
- Aged 16.5–25, leaving care, and at risk of accessing mental health services
- Aged 16.5–18 and transitioning from children and young people’s mental health services into adult services
If you are unsure whether a young person meets the criteria but feel they may benefit from our support, please get in touch. I would be very happy to discuss their circumstances and advise on the most appropriate next steps.
Support is flexible and can range from 6 weeks to 6 months, depending on the needs of the young person.
Peer Support Worker Service – CWWMind
