training for all Peer Support Workers is now included in the Refresher/upskilling for PSWs and is now included in the initial PSW CISM course. The DaW training lasts 2.5 hours, and aims to assist PSWs in raising awareness within NAS.

The Committee have commenced a CISM system specifically for CFRs throughout the country with the help of the NAS Community Engagement Officers (Mark Callinan and Ger O’Dea). The first cohort of PSWs were trained in late 2018 and support leaflets