Family Peer Support

Providing the missing pieces to support and guide families with a young person experiencing complex life challenges.

When a young person experiences complex life challenges, families are often left under-recognised and ill-supported.

APTF tailored peer support for families:

• provides advice and guidance through the maze of professional mental health system and related services
• recognises the impact and trauma experienced by the family unit when their young person is experiencing complex challenges
• ensures the recovery journey includes what all family members require to feel supported.
• Utilises professional and lived experience to walk with the family, guiding and supporting in a way and time the family chooses.
• Recommendations and referrals to specialist mental health or related services.  Using a short session model Kirstie uses her vast knowledge and experience in the service sector to provide service recommendations, according to need and processes referrals.

View a short introduction video to our Family Peer Support here.