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What is peer mentoring?

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Abstract: Presenter talks about peer mentors and how they work with and support individuals who have mental health challenges in achieving their goals. He explains what peer mentors are and what they can and cannot do, along with providing information on how to find one. Run time: 4 minutes 40 seconds.
NARIC Accession Number: O20448.  What's this? 
Author(s): Payano, Gustavo.
Project Number: 90RT5031 (formerly H133B140040).
Publisher(s): The Learning and Working During the Transition to Adulthood Rehabilitation Research and Training Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, SPARC/Department of Psychiatry, UMMS 55 Lake Avenue, Worcester, MA 01655; 508/856-8718.
Publication Year: 2016.
Descriptor Terms: AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, COUNSELING, MENTAL HEALTH, MENTORING, PEER COUNSELING, SELF HELP, YOUTH.