Empowering leaders through lived experience to drive community change and advocacy. There are 10 weekly, 2-hour virtual learning sessions.
The LET(s)Lead Curriculum is designed to provide students (called fellows) with a general education on becoming a transformational leader. Each session includes an educational component and experiential learning exercises: group discussions, and other opportunities to practice and develop leadership qualities.
05/29/2026
🍁 Calling all people across CANADA with lived experience! 🍁
Are you passionate about creating change? Do you have lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges and want to grow as a leader in your community?
📢 Applications are NOW OPEN for the Yale LET(s)Lead 2026–2027 Canadian Cohort!
Apply Today!
https://clc.camh.ca/mod/page/view.php?id=1630
Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH)
05/22/2026
Today we celebrated the incredible graduates of the Yale LET(s)Lead Canada Cohort! 🎓✨
Congratulations to each and every fellow for your leadership, courage, authenticity, and commitment to creating change within your communities. Your voices, lived experiences, and visions for the future continue to inspire us all.
This graduation was more than a celebration of completion — it was a celebration of growth, connection, healing, and leadership. We are so proud of everything you have accomplished and excited to see the impact you will continue to make. 💙
Thank you to the mentors, faculty, families, and community members who supported this journey along the way.
Here are some beautiful moments from today’s celebration. 📸
Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH)
05/14/2026
Dear Collaborators,
We are delighted to invite you to the 2025/2026 International Recovery & Citizenship Collective (IRCC) Seminar Series, themed:
"Co-Creating a Sense of Belonging in Illness and Disability: A Holistic Worldview Experience through the Five Rs of Citizenship"
Date:5/21/2026
Time:11 am to 12 pm Eastern time.
Presentation title: “From Inpatient to Empowered: Restoring Belonging Through the Five Rs of Citizenship in a Hospital Setting"
Presented By: Alaina Lasnier, Director of Recovery Services
Carolyn Titus, Recovery Support Specialist
Jamie Gibson, Recovery Support Specialist
Lauri Burdelski, Recovery Support Specialist
Michael Okeke, Recovery Support Specialist
Richard D’Amico, Recovery Support Specialist
Sean Barile, Recovery Support Specialist
Free Registration
FREE REGISTRATION
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04/27/2026
Measuring What Matters in Peer Support: Using Competencies and Fidelity to Strengthen the Workforce Tools to measure peer support ensure quality, recovery-focused care, and effective workforce development in behavioral health systems.
03/11/2026
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02/16/2026
Intentional Peer Support Newsletter - January 2026 Great news: the first ever IPS Core Training in the Russian language is starting online on March 2nd. It's 10 online 4-hour sessions in a small group of up to 15 participants from the Russian speaking global communities.
02/11/2026
We are delighted to invite you to the 2025/2026 International Recovery & Citizenship Collective (IRCC) Seminar Series, themed:
"Co-Creating a Sense of Belonging in Illness and Disability: A Holistic Worldview Experience through the Five Rs of Citizenship"
The series starts in December 2025.
Date:2/19/2026
Time:11 am to 12 pm Eastern time.
Presentation title: “I Am BecauseWe Are ” : Ubuntu (Obuntubulamu) as a Philosophical, Pedagogical, and Methodological Framework for Belonging and Transformative Education in Health
Presented By: Débora Santos & Irene Bisasso Hoem
FREE REGISTRATION
https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8nXO4h15Iu2vMAS
01/28/2026
Dear Collaborators,
We are delighted to invite you to the 2025/2026 International Recovery & Citizenship Collective (IRCC) Seminar Series, themed:
"Co-Creating a Sense of Belonging in Illness and Disability: A Holistic Worldview Experience through the Five Rs of Citizenship"
The series starts in December 2025.
Date:2/19/2026
Time:11 am to 12 pm Eastern time.
Presentation title: “I Am Because We Are ”: Ubuntu (Obuntubulamu) as a Philosophical, Pedagogical, and Methodological Framework for Belonging and Transformative Education in Health
Presented By: Débora Santos & Irene Bisasso Hoem
FREE REGISTRATION
https://yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8nXO4h15Iu2vMAS
01/14/2026
Welcome, Connecticut LET(s)Lead Cohort!
We are so excited to officially welcome our new LET(s)Lead Connecticut cohort! This group of leaders brings powerful lived experience, passion, and vision for creating change in their communities.
Over the coming months, you’ll explore transformational leadership, courageous conversations, and community mapping, while building deep connections with fellow leaders who truly get it.
We can’t wait to witness your growth, your projects, and the impact you’ll make across Connecticut and beyond. Let’s lead with heart, purpose, and possibility.
Welcome to the LET(s)Lead CT cohort, we’re so glad you’re here! Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH)
01/06/2026
In Defense of Instability in Mental Health Recovery
By Megan Evans -December 30, 2025
In Defense of Instability in Mental Health Recovery Limiting someone’s dreams based on a professional opinion of what is possible for people with serious mental illnesses is misguided at best.