DCHC and GraceWins In-Person Peer Supporter Training

Durham Community Health Centre and GraceWins Peer Support (GraceWins) are partnering to bring
GraceWins’ empowering Peer Supporter Training to the community.

GraceWins Peer Supporter Training
The GraceWins Mental Health Peer Supporter Training is based on Peer2Peer, a widely respected
European Commission-funded vocational training collaborative comprising eight organizations from
across Europe. The training is conducted in small groups of no more than 8 people to maximize the
group learning dynamic. It is facilitated to encourage learning by conversation, debate and drawing
from the participant’s own lived experiences. The training comprises 12-14 weekly classes of an
hour-and-a-half each.

For Whom?
Persons with lived experience of mental health challenges that have a desire to serve as peer
supporters and, who, we believe, possess the attributes to become highly effective peer supporters.

By Whom?
The GraceWins Mental Health Peer Supporter Training has been developed and is delivered by
GraceWins DreamTeam Lead Percy D’Souza. Percy is a Peer Support Canada certified peer supporter and community mental health advocate. An ‘ex-severe, treatment resistant, psychotic depressive’, Percy
has facilitated courses at the Recovery Colleges in Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health
Sciences and CMHA Durham. He has served on various mental health-related committees in Durham
including Lakeridge Health and Ontario Shores and is presently a member of the Lakeridge Mental
Health & Addictions Consumer Advisory Panel and Durham OHT’s Patient Family and Care Partner
Advisory Committee.

In-person Peer Supporter Training
When: Tuesdays, 4:00 – 5:30 pm. Starts Tuesday, November 5,2024. For 14 weeks
Where: Durham Community Health Centre – South Oshawa, 115 Grassmere Avenue, Oshawa

Fee: $300 + HST or pay what you can

Interested? Connect with us: connect@gracewins139.com / www.gracewins.ca