Cherene is an internationally recognized expert and entertaining presenter. Under Cherene’s leadership, PRN was ranked as the 2nd Best Non-Profit in the Country to Work For, and she was named Mental Health Innovator of the Year in 2021 by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. According to Cherene, ” Learning from your mistakes is the hallmark of lived experience and practical wisdom.” In this keynote, Cherene shares wisdom she has gained and things “not to do” when including peer support services in various settings and programs. She shares an overview of the current landscape of peer support on the national scene, common challenges that she has seen across the country, and some of the biggest mistakes she made along the way to establishing a successful and highly respected peer-run non-profit, and the importance of (foolishness of not) tapping into the lived experience of the peer support workforce.
