What is Family Peer Support?

• A mutual parent or caregiver who has or is raising a child with mental health symptoms.
• Assist in strengthening families communication, advocacy, resources, and empowerment.
• Engages with parents or caregivers with or without their child present.
• Personalized to align with specific, hopes, goals, and preferences of the family.

Why Family Peer Support?

• Experience navigating children’s mental health systems as a parent
• Services are provided through parent to parent meetings.
• IEP meetings.
• Team meetings with other service providers
• Create self-care plans
• Practice setting heathy and realistic boundaries
• Focus on strengths and what is working vs. what is not
• understands recovery is possible and role models resilience

How to access Family Peer Support?

To get started contact your child’s;

• Therapist
• Case Manager
• CTSS

3130 SE 2nd Ave

Grand Rapids, MN 55744

Phone: 218-326-5114

Front Desk Fax: 218-999-4041

NOW Fax: 218-999-4042

215 SE 2nd Ave

Grand Rapids, MN 55744

Phone: 218-326-1274

Front Desk Fax: 218-326-9787

Med Records Fax: 218-327-8997

203rd Street NE

Aitkin, MN 56431

Phone: 218-670-0005

Fax: 218-429-0017

301 E Howard St, Suite 1

Hibbing, MN 55746

Phone: 218-440-2066

Fax: 218-440-2077

1902 Valley Pine Cirlce

International Falls, MN 56649 

Phone: 218-283-3406

Fax: 218-283-3386