CSI Niagara: peer support and self-help
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CSI Niagara has developed "The Help Book",
a valuable resource booklet with information about programs and services in
Niagara Falls, Port Colborne, St. Catharines, and Welland.
Veuillez noter: la traduction française de « le livre d'aide » est en cours.
Nous nous déplacerons rapidement pour accomplir ce travail important.
Merci d'avance pour votre patience.
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"If you’re experiencing low mood, depression, and anxiety, BounceBack can help.
Through BounceBack, adults and youth 15+ learn skills to help manage worry and anxiety,
combat unhelpful thinking, and become more active and assertive."
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Learn more 
here.
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We've included some other great peer support resources below... just click on the titles to read more.
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"An important thing needed in self advocacy is believing in yourself. The only reason you need to do this is that you are a human being, and worth caring about yourself and your rights. You have power as a person, and you can learn to use it. In this manual, you‘ll learn things like:
- How to develop useful skills to advocate for yourself. What your legal rights are, for example, housing, treatment, and consumer rights.
- How to negotiate, solve problems, and deal with conflicts and barriers. Where to find helpful community resources."
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"The Peer Support Charter is based on the views, thoughts and opinions of service users over several years, and builds on the principles of peer support as identified within ‘Together We Are Better’ (Together, 2012) and our Model of Peer Support. We believe that high quality peer support is based on the understanding that ‘lived experience leads the way’."
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Lived experience leads the way with peer support project
“After struggling for years with posttraumatic stress disorder, the lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian military says a sympathetic boss made the difference.”
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Peer‐Based Mental Health Services
“Mental illness is linked to more lost work days than any other chronic condition, costing the Canadian economy $51 billion a year in lost productivity. Despite our expanding array of services, the problem seems to be getting worse. Clearly, there is room for improvement in our current approach toward mental illness in the workplace.”
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“Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved.”
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Take it Forward: maintaining momentum on emerging adult mental health
“Service providers across Canada are recognizing that mental health services, policies and programs for emerging adults must be based on need instead of age—and that by working alongside emerging adults as experts in their own care, changing Canada’s mental health care system is possible. The following resources can help providers in all communities make a difference for emerging adults in Canada.”
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(Incorporated on February 10, 1997 | Incorporée le 10 février 1997 ; Ontario Corporation Number | numéro de la société ontarienne : 1169248)
© The Consumer/Survivor Initiative of Niagara, 2023, all rights reserved | L'initiative des survivants de la consommation de Niagara, 2023, tous droits réservés.
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CSI Niagara is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health
CSI Niagara est financé par le Ministere de la Sante
Last update | dernière mise à jour : 2025-05-05