Alberta Mentoring Partnership

Join AMP for an upcoming webinar with Dr. Teena Starlight exploring the 4R’s: Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, and Responsibility.

This session will invite participants to reflect on how the 4R’s can guide meaningful relationship-building, mentoring, and community connection when working alongside Indigenous youth and communities.

We look forward to learning together in a space grounded in reflection, respect, and shared understanding.

Register through the link in our bio!

What happens when youth and older adults connect, learn, and collaborate? 💬💛

Join our partner GoodLinks for Inspiration from Educators on Tuesday, June 16 from 10:30 AM–12:00 PM MDT.

Hear from educators and community members leading meaningful intergenerational initiatives; from school-based clubs to community co-labs bringing students and elders together to tackle real challenges.

Featuring:
✨ Cori Brandt, Calgary Catholic School Division
✨ Dixie, resident at Atria Retirement Centre
✨ Abby Karos & Jenn Williams, Intergenerational Co-Lab

Register today using the posted QR code.

Seeing healthy, supportive relationships is powerful for youth mental health. Natural Supports ensures young people are surrounded by positive role models who help build hope, identity, and emotional resilience.

Representation and connection both matter for wellbeing.

Youth voice is essential to mental health. Natural Supports means listening, believing, and validating young people because feeling heard directly strengthens emotional wellbeing and resilience.

When youth voice is centred, mental health outcomes improve.

Strong mental health is built through belonging. Natural Supports reminds us that “family” can include any caring relationship that helps a young person feel safe, supported, and emotionally grounded.

No young person should have to navigate mental health challenges alone.

Connection is a foundation of youth mental health. Through Natural Supports, caring relationships act as protective factors that help young people feel safe, supported, and less alone during difficult moments.

When connection comes first, mental health support becomes more accessible and meaningful.

Surrounding young people with care starts with advocacy, listening, and action 💛

From youth voice and BIPOC mental health support to community training and normalizing rest, we all have a role to play in creating safer, more supportive environments for young people in schools, communities, and at home.

This post is adapted from The Role of Strong Relationships in Supporting Positive Mental Well-Being for All Young People: Mentoring and Youth Mental Health, developed by The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Learn more in the full resource linked in our bio.

Connection is at the core of mentorship. 💛

A Natural Supports approach focuses on helping young people build meaningful, trusting relationships with the people already in their lives, such as family, mentors, teachers, Elders, peers, and community members.

It is about strengthening connection, belonging, and youth voice so young people feel supported and seen.

Learn more about Natural Supports and mentoring from the Navigating Your Natural Supports Journey resource linked in our bio.