The Peer Support Network is a volunteer program facilitated by Down Syndrome Queensland (DSQ).

Peer Supporters are parents and close family members of people with Down syndrome, as well as people with Down Syndrome, across Queensland who want to offer support in their local community.

This program is expanding and gaining momentum. Peer support as a model is growing in popularity across many sectors and areas, as a valuable intervention.

Peers can offer unique and useful supportby virtue of having lived experience.

In this episode, DSQ’s Peer Support Officer Christina Ranck chats with Early Years Officer Tanya McConnell about the value of the Peer Support Network and what it is providing DSQ members across the state.

We also hear from a range of Peer Supporters about what they get out of this role, and what they have been able to contribute to the community.

DSQ’s Peer Support program is funded by the Department of Social Security’s Information, Linkages and Capacity Building Program.

For further information please contact the Peer Support Officer on (07) 3356 6655 or email peersupport@downsyndromeqld.org.au

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