PEER Program: Elevating Peer Mentors

Build real leadership skills and support peers facing mental health challenges.

We train peer mentors to support adolescents through evidence-based practices, digital wellness guidance, and crisis response skills.

We’re actively recruiting peer mentors from diverse backgrounds:

✦ College students (all majors welcome)

✦ Community members with lived experience

✦ Anyone with genuine interest in supporting peers

✦ Duration: 12-20 hours over 4-6 weeks

✦ Format: Virtual

✦ Curriculum: Sharpen evidence-based mentor training, Mandated reporter, E-Mentoring foundations

✦ Topics Covered: Mental health literacy, crisis response protocols, digital wellness & social media safety, building belonging & connection

✦ Cost: Free

✦ Apply to become a Vescent Peer Mentor

✦ Work as a school-based mentor

✦ Join a community organization or nonprofit

✦ Pursue further study in mental health, social work, or education

✦ Apply skills in other leadership contexts