Caregiver Peer Mentorship Program - Become a Mentee

  • Caregiver Peer Mentorship Program - Become a Mentee

  • The Caregiver Peer Mentorship Program is not a crisis or emergency service:

    • If you need emergency services, call 911 or your local health department
    • If your child’s behaviour requires crisis support service, refer to our list of distress and crisis phone lines to find the right support

    In order to most effectively match mentees and mentors, we would like to know the following (please only answer to your comfort level).

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Do you need services in a language other than English?*
  • Are you or your child a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community?

  • Please select which of the following topic areas you would like to discuss with your mentor.

  • Adjusting to a diagnosis*
  • Navigating healthcare*
  • Navigating the education system*
  • Accessing funding and supports*
  • Prioritizing concerns*
  • Identifying social and family support systems*
  • Transitioning to adulthood*
  • Mental health and wellness supports*
  • Work-life balance*
  • Caregiver self-care*
  • Lived experience as a person with a disability*

  • Please take a moment to think about how you feel right now in relation to your experience as a parent of a child with autism or an intellectual disability. How would you rank how you’re feeling?

  • Curious*
  • Scared/fearful*
  • Informed*
  • Anxious*
  • Relaxed*
  • Confident in my ability to make good decisions for my child*
  • Confident in my ability to ask/fight for what my child needs*
  • Connected to the autism/IDD community*
  • Connected to the Surrey Place community*
  • Which of these ways of connecting work for you?*
  • Please indicate your availability so that your mentor can get in touch at a good time for you:*
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