Support Peers Through a Mental Health Awareness Initiative
10 weeks · 3 milestones
Design and run a structured, safe peer mental health awareness initiative. Proof: initiative documentation and reach (number of people meaningfully engaged).
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3 milestones
Design a structured peer mental health awareness initiative before you invite a single participant. 'Structured' means you have a defined format (a peer-support circle, an awareness campaign, a workshop series), a defined audience, and a written safeguarding plan before the initiative begins. The safeguarding plan must specify: who participants contact if they or someone else is in crisis, what the facilitator does if a session becomes a disclosure rather than a discussion, and what the limits of peer support are. This initiative is awareness and community support, not therapy or counselling.
Proof required
Share your initiative design document: format, intended audience, session or activity structure, and timeline. Share your written safeguarding plan: who to contact in a crisis, how you will handle a disclosure, and a clear statement of the scope and limits of peer support. Share evidence that you consulted with at least one person with relevant experience (a school counsellor, a mental health charity volunteer, a trained mental health first aider) before finalising the design.
What gets checked
- Safeguarding plan explicitly names a crisis contact resource (e.g. Samaritans, Crisis Text Line, or a named school/workplace counsellor) — 'tell an adult' is not a plan.
- Initiative is positioned as awareness and peer support, not therapeutic intervention — the plan includes a scope statement that makes this clear to participants.
- A named external consultation is documented — not just general research.
Resources
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