Lived Experience & Recovery Network

Empowering peer communities towards wellness and recovery
Lived Experience and Recovery Network Supports, Empowers and Educates Society;
- People with lived experience of mental health and/or addiction services
- Family members and friends
- Community, professionals and society around the issues relevant to mental health, mental illness and mental wellness.
LERN's Youth Peer Support Program

Lived Experience & Recovery Network is providing a free Youth Peer Support Training Program for ages 12 – 24, and for those that reside in the Nipissing or Muskoka-Parry Sound District.
- February 6 & 7, 2025 for ages 12-18 only. Must attend both full days in-person, 9:00am-4:30pm at Lake Rosseau College in Rosseau.
- March 15 & 16, 2025 for ages 12-18 only. Must attend both full days in-person, 9:00am – 5:00pm at Homewood Suites, in North Bay.
Registration is required!
ALL training dates will be held in-person. These are the last FREE training opportunities for our Youth Peer Support Training Program.
For further details, contact LERN: e.russell@livedexperience.org
A Safe Space For All


If you or someone you love is experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact one of these services available.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
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Attorney General’s Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
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Big White Wall
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BounceBack®: Reclaim your health
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Canada Suicide Prevention Services
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Eating Disorders Nova Scotia
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Four Directions Teachings
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Grenfell Ministries Overdose Prevention Line
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Human Trafficking
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Kids Help Phone
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Laurentian University Peer Programs
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National Overdose Response Service
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National Suicide Preventation Lifeline
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PeerWorks
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Psychosis 101
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Talk 4 Healing
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The Regional Warm Line
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Wise Practices
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Lived Experience & Recovery Network (LERN) acknowledge and respect that the land they are on has been occupied by First Nations for millennia. We honour these relations and the land we share as an opportunity to continue to live, learn and grow. We respect that the past, present, and future, communities will guide us as we move forward supporting those we serve and fostering ongoing safe and equitable relationships.