Peer-to-Peer Support Resources

ATTACh Learn more about membership and support groups: MEMBERSHIP – ATTACh

Community Toolbox resources for advocates and peer-support groups https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents

Guides to Co-facilitating support groups https://www.mcgill.ca/skills21/facilitator-guide/facilitate/co-facilitation-guidelines and https://namimissouri.org/support-and-education/for-program-leaders/tools-for-support-group-facilitators/

Peer Support for Black Families https://peersupportspace.org/bmhm-movement

Peer Support and Indigenous practices of Chicano, Latino, Native, Raza, and other communities of color as the path to the honoring of all their relations and lifelong well-being  https://nationalcompadresnetwork.org/misson-purpose-history/

Peer supports for LGBTQ+ Youth and Their Families https://www.hrc.org/resources/direct-online-and-phone-support-services-for-lgbtq-youth

Resources for Youth with Lived Experience in Foster Care to find or create peer support https://www.fosterclub.com

Resources for starting, facilitating, and funding parent peer-to-peer support groups https://nacac.org/help/parent-group/

Supports for Families of Children with Mental Health Needs https://www.ffcmh.org

Supports for Families of Children with Medical or Special health care needs https://familyvoices.org

Strategic Sharing https://www.pathwaysrtc.pdx.edu/pdf/pbStrategicSharingGuide.pdf

Community Engagement Resources

5 Proven Ways to Build Social Connections in your Community https://www.nlc.org/article/2025/05/30/5-proven-ways-to-build-social-connections-in-your-community/

Best Practices for Meaningful Community Engagement https://groundworkusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GWUSA_Best-Practices-for-Meaningful-Community-Engagement-Tip-Sheet.pdf

Community Engagement Toolkits  https://aese.psu.edu/research/centers/cecd/engagement-toolbox/engagement/what-is-community-engagement and https://equity.wa.gov/resources/community-engagement-toolkit

Community Engagement  https://www.communitycommons.org/entities/159a67e6-bd83-40e2-ba4c-326257a3f8cc

Community Toolbox https://ctb.ku.edu/en

Find Community Connections in your Community https://greatnews.life/article/find-connections-in-your-community-that-can-offer-support-and-encouragement/?region=portage

Global Community Engagement https://globallearning.ucdavis.edu/pathways/experience/community

Kids and Community https://raisingchildren.net.au/school-age/connecting-communicating/connecting/helping-your-child-connect-with-others

Projects in Kenya mentioned by Sue Badeau (note these are faith-based projects, but there are many other global community projects that are not faith based – contact sue.badeau@attach.org for more information)  Imara International https://www.imarainternational.org and Agape Children https://agapechildren.org

Social Connections Toolkit https://chartlab.ca/social-connection-toolkit/

Value of Social Connections and How to Find Them https://www.cdc.gov/social-connectedness/about/index.html