That's a great question.
Right now I'm reaching out to different peer support programs across the country and in Alaska to understand how they offer the services they offer so we can learn from each other. This way, I can learn from them and continue to improve the services that I offer here in Yukon.
First of all, peer support offers a way of understanding each other with a sense of belonging without having to do the labour of explaining, as I mentioned before, and being able to share the resources and the learnings that we've all accessed in our own journey. That impacts us by giving us a sense of belonging and psycho-education about what's happening to us, as well as different resources, and it's very empowering.
I imagine different peer support networks across the country, and I imagine us all collaborating, with Peer Support Canada being a great model. They trained me in what I'm doing and are mentoring me in my peer support as well. I believe there is already good infrastructure for peer support and for how we can continue to come together, provide feedback, provide experience and experiential data and share our stories to inform all of the directions that things can possibly go.