Peer Support

Peer Support is support provided by people with their own lived experience of mental health challenges, recovery, or caring for someone experiencing mental ill-health. Through shared experience, Peer Workers offer understanding, hope, encouragement, and practical support in a way that is relatable and genuine.

At headspace, Youth Peer Support Workers draw on their lived experience as young people who have navigated mental health challenges or the support system themselves. They work alongside young people to build confidence, develop goals, connect with supports, and remind them that they are not alone in their experiences.

Family Peer Support Workers use their experience of supporting a young person through mental health challenges to provide support, guidance, and understanding to parents, carers, and families. They help families feel heard, navigate services, build confidence, and strengthen their ability to support their young person.

Peer Support is available to all young people and families at headspace Upper Coomera. Peer Support complements clinical care by creating a safe space where young people and families can learn from someone who truly understands what they are going through.