The Peer Mentor Program (PMP) has been a key innovation that has already had a significant impact on the lives of many people living with brain injury since its beginning in 2022.
Funded by the Lifetime Support Authority, the PMP was developed from the understanding that support directly from peers with lived experience can be hugely beneficial for a person’s adjustment to the changes and challenges in life that a brain injury brings. We have witnessed the power of peer support time and again over the years at Brain Injury SA.
The Peer Mentors all receive ongoing group training and supervision, and are carefully matched to the mentees, who they meet with for five one-on-one sessions. Importantly, the Peer Mentors are employed by Brain Injury SA and paid an appropriate hourly wage for this crucial work.
We are excited that the Lifetime Support Authority has recently confirmed funding for the next three years for the Peer Mentor Program, with the planning to further develop and grow this program already underway.
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