What is NAMI’s Peer-to-Peer Program?
• Peer-to-Peer is a unique, experiential learning program for people with any serious mental illness who are interested in establishing and maintaining their wellness and recovery. The course was written by Kathryn Cohan McNulty, a person with a psychiatric disability who is also a former provider and manager in the mental health field and a longtime mutual support group member and facilitator. • An advisory board comprised of NAMI consumer members, in consultation with Joyce Burland, Ph.D., author of the successful NAMI Family-to-Family Education program, helped guide the curriculum’s development. • Since 2005, NAMI’s Peer-to-Peer Recovery Program has been supported by AstraZeneca. What does the course include? • Peer-to-Peer consists of nine two-hour units and is taught by a team of three trained “Mentors” who are personally experienced at living well with mental illness. • Mentors are trained in weekend-long training sessions, supplied with teaching manuals, and are paid a stipend f
