Who is Your Personal
Recovery Journey for?

Your Personal Recovery Journey is for people living with signs and symptoms of a mental illness or a mental health problem that affects their lives. It is for people who may or may not have a specific diagnosis.

Program Participants

The program is intended to be supportive and inclusive of participants at all stages of their recovery journey.

Whether someone is just beginning to explore what recovery means to them, or has been walking this path for some time, they are welcome and valued here.

At the beginning of the program, facilitators and participants will work together to co-create guidelines to help ensure a safe space for everyone. All participants will be expected to engage in the group in ways that align with these guidelines.

So, wherever you are at in your recovery, this program is for you…to learn, grow, share and to empower others through your personal experiences

How and where can I take Your Personal Recovery Journey?

We have encouraged organizations with eligible facilitators (typically peer supporters) to offer Your Personal Recovery Journey (YPRJ). If you are interested in taking YPRJ, we encourage you to speak with your peer supporter (if you have one) or contact your local mental health or peer support organization to express your interest and to find out information about availability of in person or virtual course offerings.

Program Facilitators

Facilitators are people who themselves have experience with mental illness or mental health problems and who have also experienced recovery in their own lives.

Facilitators will have some experience in peer support work or have some peer support training. It is important that all facilitators understand the common values and context in which the program is intended to be delivered.

The program will be facilitated in alignment with the core values of peer support, as articulated by Peer Support Canada. This includes:

  • Hope and recovery
  • Empathetic and equal relationships
  • Self-determination
  • Dignity, respect and social inclusion
  • Integrity, authenticity and trust
  • Health and wellness
  • Lifelong learning and personal growth

A person with lived experience of mental illness and recovery may choose to co-facilitate the program with a recovery-oriented service provider when necessary.