Working within the Victorian justice system, our Peer Mentors provide direct, one-on-one and group support to court participants. Drawing on their lived experience, they positively mentor participants whilst they are going through the program, offering genuine empathy, understanding and practical support.
For more information, please see our Peer Mentor Brochure or contact Peer Projects at SHARC at peersupport@sharc.org.au
Support mentors
Our support mentors are employed at the Family Drug Treatment Court and the Melbourne Drug Courts.
Peer support mentors
Provide emotional and practical support
Assist participants to navigate the journey ahead
Offer support as an equal, within a defined role
Share their personal experiences in a way that inspires hope
Promote self-advocacy and empowerment
Support expansion of social and community supports
Understand, because they’ve been there
Family Drug Treatment Court
Our Peer Support Mentors have been a part of the Family Drug Treatment Court (FDTC) program since April 2015. The FDTC operates within the Family Division of the Children’s Court of Victoria located in Broadmeadows and Shepparton.
The FDTC is a judicially monitored, therapeutic 12-month program conducted in a highly supportive, non-adversarial environment. The program seeks to engage parents whose children have been taken into care due to parental substance misuse or dependence with the aim of achieving safe and sustainable family reunification of parents and their children.
For more information about FDTC and our Peer Mentors watch this short video.
Melbourne Drug Courts
Commencing in early 2021 [content to come]
