Abstract

Peer Counselling in the North

Year: 1991 Source: Health Promotion, v.30, no.3, (Winter 1991-1992), p.22-23 SIEC No: 19911550

This article describes an outreach program which trains Inuit teens to help other troubled adolescents. The program which began in 1991, teaches youth counsellors basic counselling techniques which let them help their peers recognize & deal with problems such as depression, drug abuse or suicide. An address for further information on this program is provided at the end of the article.