PEERS

Representatives from two organizations that serve Asian Americans with mental health needs are interviewed about what they do and the difference that their work makes in people's lives. Host Shannon Eliot interviews David Young of Community Health for Asian Americans and Jonathan Griggs of the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association.

A Certified Peer Specialist, Beth Filson serves on the steering team of the National Center for Trauma-Informed Care and is a curriculum developer and trainer focusing on peer support services.

While co-hosting a trauma-informed peer support workshop in Oakland in April 2011, Beth tells her story and why she is passionate about her work.

Shery Mead, a sought after international speaker and the author of three books, is an expert trainer who focuses on trauma-informed peer support, warmline skills, peer-run crisis alternatives, co-supervision, and facilitation.

While hosting a trauma-informed peer support workshop in Oakland in April 2011, Shery tells her story and why she is passionate about her work.

Executive Director Khatera Aslami introduces Shery Mead and Beth Filson, leaders of the Trauma-Informed Peer Support Workshop that took place on April 20, 2011, in Oakland. 

Shery Mead and Beth Filson perform skits representing good and bad peer responses to a traumatized individual.

The presentation was part of the PEERS-sponsored Trauma-Informed Peer Support workshop held in Oakland on April 20, 2011. To see the presentation slides, please visit: http://www.peersnet.org/resources/articles/trauma-informed-response-and-intentional-peer-support