PEER MENTORING SUPPORT PROGRAM

This is a shared activity of the Ontario Brain Injury Association's (OBIA) community Support Network, comprised of OBIA and local brain injury associations throughout the province

• Issue-driven support

• Trained Mentors

• Information

• Coping

• Experience

• Province-wide

• Community

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                TRAINED MENTORS ARE MATCHED WITH PARTNERS WHO ARE COPING WITH SIMILAR SITUATIONS

The program connects an individual who is a "veteran" of a life experience involving Acquired Brain Injury (the Mentor) with someone who is coping with a similar ABI-related situation and is in need of support from a knowledgeable friend (the Partner).

Both Mentors and Partners can be survivors, unpaid caregivers or family members. Prior to acceptance in the program, Mentors and Partners will be interviewed by a Peer Support Coordinator (PSC)- a staff member or volunteer from one of the community brain injury associations.  All Mentors must be trained before being matched with Partners.