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Peers

Peer Support

Peer Support provides free, confidential, one-on-one peer support for UBC students and staff facing a wide variety of challenges.

What to Expect

Book A Session today

AMS Peer Support services have launched and are now available for appointments. Our trained volunteer team provides free, confidential, one-on-one virtual peer support for UBC students and staff facing a wide variety of challenges.

How to book a Peer Support Session:

  1. Go to calendly.com/amspeersupport and click Online Peer Support Session.
  2. Select a date and time that works for you.
  3. Enter your name, email and student number. It will ask you for a display name, please remember this name as you need it for signing in to your virtual session.
  4. On the confirmation page you will see the virtual location (a doxy.me link, an easy to use and secure video calling platform) & our confidentiality policy. You will also be sent a confirmation email with the online Peer Support event details and doxy.me link.

For support outside our hours, please contact:

  • CRISIS CENTRE
    Confidential, non-judgmental, free emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair. Available 24/7 and in over 140 languages.
    Greater Vancouver: 604-872-3311
    BC-wide: 1-800-784-2433
  • Student Health Services
    UBC Hospital
    Room M334
    2211 Wesbrook Mall
    Vancouver, BC V6T 2A1

Join the Peer Support Team

We are now finished hiring for the 20/21 academic year. If you would like to be alerted when we are hiring next, please email peersupport@ams.ubc.ca to join our mailing list.