What is a COAP Mentor and what does a mentor do?
A COAP mentor is someone who has attended our mentor training programme and has lived with, or is still living with someone else's addiction to drugs, alcohol or some form of addictive behaviour (such as gambling). COAP mentor's repy to young people's posts about how they feel or felt in a similar situation and what they found helpful or not helpful at all. By sharig their own experiences of living with someone else's addiction it gives young people a rare opportunity to speak to someone who has been through it or is still going through it and can pass on the messge that there is hope and light at the end of the tunnel. This helps young people to feel less aloneas they come to learn that others experience similar feelings to what they feel or have felt.
Our COAP Mentors Team
COAP has a small and dedicated team of people who respond to young people's messages.
Here is a list of our team.
Do you have to be a qualified counsellor to be a COAP Mentor?
No to put it simply! Great support often comes from those who have been through it. We believe that it is important for young people to speak to others who have been there and understand what it is like.
All messages are moderated before they are posted in the message boards to make sure no personal details are posted and to keep our online community safe, supportive and welcoming.
Would you like to be a mentor?
If you would like to be a mentor please do
contact us and have a look at when our
next training programme is. We invite those interested in becoming a mentor to sign up and join our online community - check out our website and the message boards and try out responding to young peoples messages before you attend the training.
