Champaign College Saint-Lambert and the University of Manitoba have each launched new peer mentorship programs. Champlain Saint-Lambert has launched a program that partners upper year mentors with first-year students. These second- and third-year mentors complete training on active listening, communication, and mental health skills prior to becoming mentors. Meanwhile, UManitoba’s Sexual Violence Resource Centre has launched the Men in Dialogue program, which brings together male students to engage with topics such as consent, positive masculinity, and accountability. “The group will provide the space for male students to recognize their role in creating a safer University environment while also allowing folks to explore some of their pre-conceived notions of what it means to be a man in today’s world,” said UManitoba SVRC Trauma Specialist José Diaz.
