Training Module on the Right to Mental Health in the Academe Virtual + Text-Based Youth Peer Support. Technology-based peer support programs allow young people to receive support virtually in ways that are easily accessible to many. Text-based support is particularly important, as young people are accustomed to communicating via text and may lack privacy because they often live with others. Being able to share anonymously may allay their fears of disclosing personal details. Interest-based Youth Peer Support Programs. Interest-based peer support programs empower young people to connect with peers with shared interests and embed that support into their lives. Embed youth peer support specialists into all youth-serving systems Young People’s Spaces for Well-being. Place-based peer support programs provide spaces that are youth-friendly and responsive to youth culture, such as schools or existing community centers. These spaces allow young people to spend time with other young people, receive peer support, learn new skills, and connect with broader resources like housing services or education support. Mental Health and Health Services. Young people’s integrated peer support programs embed youth and young adult peer supporters in formal health care settings. The peer supporters can be co-located in a specific health care setting, may provide support as part of clinical care teams like in-patient psychiatric units, or may serve as peer supporters in mobile crisis response. Youth-serving Systems. Many young people are engaged with social services, the foster care system, and the juvenile justice system. Embedding youth peer specialists within these systems can help young people better navigate systems, learn self-help tools, and build community. 27