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Phone: 517 372-4016

Parent Line: (888) ACMH-KID (226-4543)

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Youth Peer Support

Youth Peer Support Members Only Portal – If you are a Youth Peer Support Specialist or Supervisor you can log in here and enter your username and password. Once you are logged in – click here to enter the portal. If you have any trouble accessing the portal or do not remember your username or password send an email to thenrizi@acmh-mi.org. 

November 2020 Youth Peer Support Newsletter

YPS Training Calendars:

  • 2020 YPS Calendar
  • 2021 YPS Calendar

Agencies interested in bringing the Youth Peer Support service to your community click here.

Michigan’s Youth Peer Support Model is a Statewide Initiative in partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services that provides Medicaid reimbursable Youth Peer Support to eligible youth as a part of Michigan’s Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment State Plan.

ACMH is the Statewide Coordinator & Training Partner for the project and provides initial training and ongoing coaching, supervision, support and technical assistance.

Youth Peer Support is a peer-delivered service for youth and young adults. It is designed to support youth and young adults with serious emotional disturbance/serious mental illness (SED/SMI) through shared activities and interventions in the form of direct support, information sharing, and skill building.

The goals of Youth Peer Support include supporting youth and young adults by building a strong relationship based on mutual respect and strategic self- disclosure to increase hope, confidence, self-advocacy skills, and decision-making abilities.

Youth Peer Support Services can be provided to youth and young adults up to 26 years of age, depending on the individual’s developmental and life stage needs.

Youth Peer Support Services are provided by trained Youth Peer Support Specialists, one-on- one or in a group setting. Youth Peer Support Services are primarily provided in a home or a community setting.

In accordance with the goals in the youth’s or young adult’s plan of service, Youth Peer Support Specialists promote hope and acceptance by sharing their story of lived experience to reduce stigma and increase youth voice and ownership in services. Youth Peer Support Services assist and prepare youth and young adults to successfully navigate challenges, support opportunities for youth/young adults to have a voice in planning and decision-making, empower youth/young adults to communicate wants and needs to those involved in their lives, and encourage participation in services and daily activities.

Youth Peer Support activities are identified as part of the assessment and the person-centered/family-driven, youth- guided planning process.

The goals of the Youth Peer Support included in the individualized plan of service will be mutually identified in active collaboration with the youth receiving services and must be delivered by a Youth Peer Support Specialist with lived experience.

The Youth Peer Support Specialist shall receive regular supervision by a child mental health professional and shall participate as an active member of the treatment team.

Youth-Peer-Support-Supervisors-and-Administration-Manual

Qualifications for the Youth Peer Support Specialist include:

Youth Peer Support Specialists must have lived experience navigating behavioral health systems and must actively participate in and complete the approved MDHHS core training and ongoing certification requirements and expectations. In addition, Youth Peer Support Specialists must be:

  • Young adults, ages 18 through 28, with lived experience who received mental health services as a youth or young adult
  • Willing and able to self-identify as a person who has received or is receiving behavioral health services and is prepared to use that experience to help others.
  • Experienced in receiving services in a variety of systems (such as child welfare, education, the justice system, vocation, housing etc.) as a youth or young adult is preferred.
  • Employed by a PIHP/CMHSP or its contract providers.
  • Trained in the MDHHS approved curriculum and ongoing training model, specific to needs of the population served.

For more information about the Youth Peer Project or for information about how to bring Youth Peer Support to your community contact:

Kristina Dristy, Program Manager, YPS & PSP, kdristy@acmh-mi.org or 517-643-3314 or,

Sara Reynolds, Youth Peer Support Statewide Coordinator sreynolds@acmh-mi.org or 517-643-3544.

Justin Tate, Manager of Programs for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance in the Division of Mental Health Services to Children and Families Michigan Department of Health and Human Services tatej7@michigan.gov or 517-241-1497.

Jane Shank, Director, ACMH: jshank@acmh-mi.org or 231-383-1595.

Downloadable Map: YPSSs in State

Archived YPS Newsletters:

August 2020 Youth Peer Support Newsletter

May 2020 Youth Peer Support Newsletter

February 2020 Youth Peer Support Newsletter

November 2019 Youth Peer Support Newsletter

May 2019 Youth Peer Support Newsletter

February 2019 Youth Peer Support Newsletter

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  • Get Help
    • Accessing Mental Health Services For My Child
    • Understanding my Child’s Mental Health Challenges
    • Collaborating with the Professionals Working with My Family
    • Navigating
      • Problems at School
      • Navigating the Juvenile Justice System
      • Navigating the Child Welfare System
      • The Mental Health System
    • Finding Resources for Housing, Employment, Childcare, Healthcare and Other Family Supports such as SSI/SSDI
      • Housing
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      • Childcare
      • Free or Low Cost Medications
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    • Military Family Support
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  • Get Information
    • Children’s Mental Health 101
      • I Am Worried About My Child’s Mental Health
      • Possible Red Flags
      • Who can help
      • How to Access Mental Health Services and Supports
      • I Just Found Out My Child Has a Mental Health Disorder
      • Common Diagnosis
      • Treatments & Supports
      • Questions to Ask About Treatment
      • How to be Actively Involved in Your Child’s Treatment
      • What to Expect
      • When Accessing Mental Health Services Using Public Mental Health
      • When Accessing Mental Health Services Using Private Insurance
      • What to Expect if Your Child is in Crisis
      • Mental Health by Age & Stage
      • Additional Children’s Mental Health Resources
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My daughter has been sent home from school for the third time this week for behavior issues. We have a behavior plan in place as a part of her IEP but I am not sure anyone is following it. I am worried that she is falling behind by being out of class all the time. I am also worried I may lose my job if I have to keep picking her up; I have had to leave work twice this week already.

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  • Home
  • Get Help
    • Accessing Mental Health Services For My Child
    • Understanding my Child’s Mental Health Challenges
    • Collaborating with the Professionals Working with My Family
    • Navigating
      • Problems at School
      • Navigating the Juvenile Justice System
      • Navigating the Child Welfare System
      • The Mental Health System
    • Finding Resources for Housing, Employment, Childcare, Healthcare and Other Family Supports such as SSI/SSDI
      • Housing
      • Employment
      • Childcare
      • Free or Low Cost Medications
      • Health Care Coverage
    • Military Family Support
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Get Information
    • Children’s Mental Health 101
      • I Am Worried About My Child’s Mental Health
      • Possible Red Flags
      • Who can help
      • How to Access Mental Health Services and Supports
      • I Just Found Out My Child Has a Mental Health Disorder
      • Common Diagnosis
      • Treatments & Supports
      • Questions to Ask About Treatment
      • How to be Actively Involved in Your Child’s Treatment
      • What to Expect
      • When Accessing Mental Health Services Using Public Mental Health
      • When Accessing Mental Health Services Using Private Insurance
      • What to Expect if Your Child is in Crisis
      • Mental Health by Age & Stage
      • Additional Children’s Mental Health Resources
    • Ask the Expert
    • ACMH Projects
      • Parent Support Partner
      • Youth Peer Support
      • Family Action Partnership
      • Statewide Family Network
      • Other Projects & Collaborations
    • For Community Agencies
    • Child and Family Services
      • Public Mental Health
      • Juvenile Justice
      • Child Welfare
      • Education
    • Training Opportunities & Calendar
      • ACMH Trainings
      • Community Partner Trainings
      • Youth Mental Health First Aid
      • Youth Peer Support Project
      • Webinars
      • Parent Support Partner (PSP) Training Calendar
      • ACMH Staff Portal
  • Get Support
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    • Find Support in Your Local Community
    • Help To Create a Local Parent Support Group
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