Training, conferences, and networking events for Peer Support Professionals
Topic: Engaging Youth Culture with Peer Advocacy Description: The peer movement continues to expand and embrace the lived and living experiences of people across all generations, including youth and young...
Topic: Developing a Peer Research Agenda Description: During this meeting we’ll be joined by a leader in lived experience and peer research to talk about what it takes to build a research agenda oriented to peer values and practice. Bring your questions about research development while connecting with Laysha. Leader: Dr. Laysha Ostrow The purpose...
The NYPAN Networking Meeting is a regular informal drop-in space for peer specialists and advocates from across the state to come together to exchange insights, experiences, and opportunities with each other, while...
The NY-PAN Advisory Board consists of a selected group of individuals representing a diverse range of peer support credentials and regions across New York State. These members provide guidance and...
Topic: Unionizing the Peer Workforce Description: This interactive workshop is designed for peer support workers who are interested in understanding more about unionizing within the peer support field. Peer support...
The NYPAN Networking Meeting is a regular informal drop-in space for peer specialists and advocates from across the state to come together to exchange insights, experiences, and opportunities with each other, while...
The NY-PAN Advisory Board consists of a selected group of individuals representing a diverse range of peer support credentials and regions across New York State. These members provide guidance and...
Topic: Peer Respites as a Non-Carceral Crisis Alternative Description: Peer support and crisis services landscapes are ever-changing, but community will always be our home. This session will be a presentation...
Topic: Reimagining the Peer Relationship to Substance Use Description: For this meeting we’ll be joined by a leader in harm reduction and liberatory drug use spaces to talk about what it can look like when we push the intersection of peer values and substance use towards the future. Bring your questions about harm reduction while...
The NYPAN Networking Meeting is a regular informal drop-in space for peer specialists and advocates from across the state to come together to exchange insights, experiences, and opportunities with each other, while also providing and receiving mutual support. Meetings will continue to take place the third Wednesday of each month from 4pm to 5pm (Exception: October meeting...
The NY-PAN Advisory Board consists of a selected group of individuals representing a diverse range of peer support credentials and regions across New York State. These members provide guidance and insights to help shape the direction of the New York Peer Advancement Network. Please note that this is a closed meeting, and participation is limited...
Topic: Empowering Black Male Peer Support Specialists: Building Resilience and Strength in Community Care Description: This transformative training is designed to address the unique challenges faced by Black men in peer support roles while leveraging their strengths to create positive community impact. It provides culturally specific tools and strategies to foster resilience, advocate for mental...