Four Mind Australia peer cadets with lived and living experience of mental ill-health are among the first graduates of the Victorian government’s Peer Cadet Program.
The program provides paid employment opportunities for people with lived experience so they can develop knowledge, skills, and confidence in a structured and supported environment while receiving supervision, training and reflective practice opportunities.
Mind is one of six community service organisations taking part in the program. The program provides valuable learning opportunities in service settings for 24 students studying their Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work.
Mind peer cadets Amy Falconer, Clara Chapman, Millie Snelling and Jess Kearns were among the first round of graduates, who were recently acknowledged at a ceremony hosted by the Victorian Department of Health and Minister for Mental Health Gabrielle Williams.