Jigsaw & Peer Education in Coolmine
September 24, 2015
A group of six students from Coolmine are taking part in the ‘Jigsaw Peer Education Programme’. This involves training young people from local schools to become Peer Educators and to deliver a forty minute workshop “It’s Time to Start Talking for Your Mental Health” to other young people. Taking part in this project involves:
- Learning about the Jigsaw programme
- Finding out more about mental health and help-seeking behaviours
- Learning new skills (e.g., presentation, communication skills, etc)
- Attending several three hour training sessions in Sept/Oct
- Working with other students to prepare, practice, and deliver peer education sessions
- Presenting to other students in a school setting
