Helping Young Adults with Mental Health Issues with Peer Specialist, Mardi Daley
In this episode, Roxanne talks with Mardi Daley about her involvement with the Housing Outreach Project Collaborative. They discuss university mental health supports, the impact of technology on social isolation, and strategies for understanding youth homelessness. They also explore the importance of community resources for independent living and the role of work experience and empathy in today's job market.
Key Points
- Peer support is a valuable resource for individuals, particularly marginalized youth, as it offers role modeling, paths to recovery, and a social relationship that extends beyond clinical interactions, fostering deeper connections and support systems.
- Technological advancements and online communities can both connect and isolate individuals, highlighting the need for systemic change that supports young people in building real-world social connections and coping mechanisms, especially post-housing support for those who have experienced homelessness.
- The employment landscape is rapidly changing, and there is a need to align the corporate and non-profit sectors to create meaningful job opportunities for young people, particularly in fields that value empathy and lived experience, such as peer support roles.
Are there more mental health issues today or are we just more aware of them due to the stigma being lessened, more coverage in the media and more celebrities speaking out about their own mental health struggles? On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne, we welcome Mardi Daley who is a Young Adult Peer Specialist.
Mardi is a person with lived experience of the complexities of homelessness and mental illness. With a permanent smile and contagious laugh, she considers herself an anomaly within the system, determined to impact multi-level change by advocating for holistic youth engagement.
Authentic Touch Point
Mardi’s work and how she got her start. 1:30 The level of support available to post-secondary students. 5:00 Peer support – then and now. 8:50 Looking for a connection. 15:40 Key factors that contribute to homelessness in young adults. 21:10 Learning to maintain independence. 26:40 Education vs experience. 32:10 How to get involved. 39:00
Mardi recently founded the Lived Experience Lab, a by-youth, for-youth consulting firm to leverage the principle of co-design within the youth wellness system.
I encourage you to reach out at any time with thoughts or questions. Thanks!
Roxanne
Links:
Mardi’s email: [email protected] Mardi’s Linkedin: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mardi-daley-51263ba2 Roxanne’s LinkedIn profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannederhodge/ Roxanne’s email: [email protected] Chat with Roxanne: https://roxannederhodge.com/chat/ Roxanne’s previous podcasts: https://roxannederhodge.com/blog/
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