Pathways Comics

This study guide for service providers who work with young people with mental health conditions raises questions for discussion and points for reflection about the events in Volume 5, "Moving On," the final volume in the series of Pathways Comics. These comics were developed by people with lived experience in the youth mental health system. As you reflect on these comics and work through this study guide, alone or with your team, it is our hope that you consider the ways in which this story does or does not reflect the stories of other system-involved young people, and how you might continue to become more youth-driven in your own work.

This study guide for service providers who work with young people with mental health conditions raises questions for discussion and points for reflection about the events in Pathways Comics Volume 4, "Dropping In." These comics were developed by young people with lived experience in the youth mental health system. As you read this volume and work through the study guide, think about how you, your agency, your community and/or the systems you are involved in attempt to engage, retain and serve youth and young adults while taking their unique developmental needs into account and "meeting them where they’re at."

This study guide for service providers who work with young people with mental health conditions raises questions for discussion and points for reflection about the events in Pathways Comics Volume 3, "Some Afternoons." These comics were developed by young people with lived experience in the youth mental health system. As you read this volume and work through this study guide, our hope is that you reflect on your own work with young people. Are you working to remain true to youth-driven principles, even in situations that carry risk or concern? How are the young people you work with impacted by the way you manage, or don’t manage, your impulses to make suggestions or give advice?

These comics were developed by people with lived experience in the youth mental health system. This study guide for service providers who work with young people with mental health conditions raises questions for discussion and points for reflection about the events in Pathways Comics Volume 2, "Not So Good..." As you read this comic and work through this study guide, alone or with your team, it is our hope that you consider how your own initial engagement and continued work with young people can honor their perspective, prior experiences, and ultimately their expertise on their own lives.

These comics were developed by people with lived experience in the youth mental health system, and are intended to deliver information about what it's like to be a young person living with a mental health challenge in a way that differs from the normal methods of doing so. This study guide for service providers who work with young people with mental health conditions raises questions for discussion and points for reflection about the events in Pathways Comics Volume 1, "Natural Supports."