Peer Support Services

Community Living Well Peer Support is delivered by Kensington and Chelsea Mind, in partnership with a number of other organisations offering mental health support in primary care.

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It’s not always about getting or giving advice. It’s also about having a safe space to get things off our chest and occasionally sharing a laugh about it all!

Peer support brings together people with shared experiences, and these experiences can vary. For example, you might share a diagnosis of a particular mental health problem or similar personal interests. Or you may have shared experiences, such as hearing voices, identifying as LGBTIQ+ or having a shared cultural background. (Mind 2021) 

Mind Peer Support Services provide a range of opportunities for people to come together to reduce isolation, make friends and give and receive support based on the personal experience and a shared understanding of mental distress.  We offer both peer-led and peer-facilitated activities which focus on recovery, strengths, hopes and ambitions.

Peer support can help you in a number of ways by:

• Help you develop skills and strategies to manage and maintain your emotional and physical wellbeing
• Feeling accepted and understood by others who share your experience
• Developing and sharing skills
• Reducing feelings of isolation
• Building confidence and emotional resilience
• Building new relationships

Mind peer support services are underpinned by the 5 Ways to Wellbeing