Category: eCPR

  • Apply for Emotional CPR Training

    Apply for Emotional CPR Training

    This application is now open for the June training. Please contact karrington@peersnet.org for information about future eCPR trainings. You are invited to apply for a 2-Day eCPR Training on Thursday and Friday, June 7th & 8th (2018) from 9am to 5:00pm. Emotional CPR (eCPR) is a hope-based approach to building strong, resilient, cooperative communities. This training…

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  • eCPR Presentation at BestNow

    eCPR Presentation at BestNow

    Today, Programs Outreach Coordinator Kenneth Arrington and Program Coordinator Heather Riemer gave a two hour Emotional CPR presentation at BestNow. PEERS often collaborates with BestNow, taking on interns and offering presentations to the BestNow students. Emotional CPR, or eCPR, is a community education program that trains people to assist others in navigating emotional crises. There are three…

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  • 2-Day eCPR Training

    2-Day eCPR Training

    Yesterday and today, PEERS has been hosting an eCPR certification training at our office. The Emotional CPR program is a hope-based approach to building strong, resilient, cooperative communities. Practitioners of eCPR are experts in guiding others through emotional crises. There are three simple components of the eCPR curriculum: C stands for “Connecting” in which the peer support specialist…

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  • New eCPR Program Page

    New eCPR Program Page

    Emotional CPR has a new home on our website. Click here!

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  • A PEERS Journey: PEERS and the History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement

    A PEERS Journey: PEERS and the History of the Mental Health Consumer Movement

    Since 2016, the Pool of Consumer Champions (POCC) has been spearheading a project to review, curate, and present materials relating to the 50 year history of the Mental Health Consumer Movement. Community organizer Jay Mahler has been at the forefront of the effort, contributing documents and materials, and organizing ancillary events commemorating certain aspects of…