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The Peer Mentoring Scheme

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The Peer mentoring scheme is a European Social Funded (ESF) initiative, designed to help those with substance misuse problems develop skills and confidence in order to achieve economic independence.

What is the ESF Peer Mentoring Project?

This is new innovative pan Wales project to provide additional wrap around support for adult substance misuse service users who have or who are completing treatment - in the form of Peer Mentors.

Peer Mentors will support project participants by:

  • Filling an acknowledged gap in service provision by providing continued support to service users reaching the end of treatment
  • Giving advice and support for participants to enter learning, training and education
  • Providing on-going support to enable participants become economically independent by achieving and remaining in paid employment
  • Helping with relapse prevention
  • To give a post treatment  focus for parents, wider family and support networks
  • To provide a potential career pathway for ex-service users to become peer mentors.