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NAM Project outlines peer‑mentor mental‑health program to Everett School Committee
Summary
The NAM project described a peer‑to‑peer mental‑health program that trains young adult peer mentors to present in schools, shared that it has ARPA funding to expand in Everett, and answered committee questions on parent notification and student participation.
Donna Casik, clinical director of the NAM project, told the Everett School Committee on Feb. 2 that the organization uses a peer‑to‑peer model in which trained 18‑to‑25‑year‑old mentors share lived experience to normalize conversations about mental health in schools. "We train incredible young adults... they talk about their lived experience," Casik said, describing how peer mentors discuss recovery and practical supports rather than only clinical definitions.
Casik said the program began after a family loss and has operated in Everett…
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