Become a Peer Mental Health Navigator

Do you want to learn more about mental health and help your community?

We offer free, online and live training sessions (5 sessions) on topics such as:

• the importance of mental health to overall health;
• cultural perceptions and stigma relating to mental health;
• fundamentals of mental health; common diagnoses;
• socio-ecological and structural factors that impact mental health (e.g. racism; poverty; violence, etc.);
• how to help someone experiencing signs of mental illness or in crisis;
• how to advocate for yourself; how to lead and facilitate conversations around mental health;
• acting as a peer navigator: how to connect people to community resources and providers.

Our online training is in English and in Spanish, takes place over six weeks, and includes five online lessons with accompanying weekly live sessions which are 75-90 min each. Our English and Spanish trainings are facilitated by the MHM team with licensed mental health practitioners. Those who complete the training in entirety will receive a certificate of completion, a modest stipend, and will be eligible to participate in Mental Health Matters community events (and serve the broader region) as Peer Mental Health Navigators.

Upcoming cohorts

• In English: Starts January 2024. Enrollment link coming soon!
• View a flyer in English HERE
• Winter 2024 (in English)
  • Informational session and introductions: Sunday, Jan. 7^th. From 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • Session 1: Sunday, Jan. 21^st. @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Pacific Time
  • Session 2: Sunday, Jan. 28^th @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Pacific Time
  • Session 3: Sunday, Feb. 4^th @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Pacific Time
  • Session 4: Sunday, Feb. 11^th @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Pacific Time
  • Session 5: Sunday, Feb. 18^th @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Pacific Time
  • Drop-in Celebration Sunday March 3^rd @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Pacific Time

• En Español: Comienza en Mar 2024 (Las inscripciones se abren en el otoño 2023).
• Vea el foyeto en Español AQUI

• Información y presentaciones: Domingo 24 de Marzo, 2:00 p. m. – 3:30 p. m., hora del Pacífico
• Sesión 1: Domingo 7 de Abril 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, hora del Pacífco

• Sesión 2: Domingo 14 de Abril 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, hora del Pacífico
• Sesión 3: Domingo 21 de Abril 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, hora del Pacífico
• Sesión 4: Domingo 28 de Abril 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, hora del Pacífico
• Sesión 5: Domingo 5 de mayo 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, hora del Pacífico
• Celebración sin cita: domingo 19 de Mayo, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, hora del Pacífico

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Registration for our 2024 English cohort will open in October.
El registro para la capacitación 2024 en inglés abre en Octubre.

We will offer another training in Spanish in March 2024.
Ofreceremos otra capacitación en español en Marzo 2024.

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Help others find mental health resources and support

Nohemi Rivera, our MHM Lead Navigator, shares her passion for working with community and reasons why she’s involved as a Peer Mental Health Navigator.