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Peers helping peers. Nothing more, nothing less.

Who Peace Buddies are

Peace Buddies are current students — nominated by campus counsellors, trained across 40+ hours in active listening, boundaries, crisis recognition, and confidentiality. They are not licensed mental health professionals. Their role is to make you feel heard, gently reduce loneliness, and — when needed — guide you toward the right kind of help.

peace buddies can
  • · Listen without judgement
  • · Share personal experience
  • · Sit with you in hard moments
  • · Suggest coping ideas
  • · Guide you to professional help
  • · Help with homesickness, hostel life, exam anxiety
peace buddies cannot
  • · Diagnose mental health conditions
  • · Prescribe medication
  • · Provide clinical therapy
  • · Handle immediate crisis alone
  • · Replace professional care
  • · Break confidentiality — except in safety emergencies

Peer support vs professional care

Peace Buddytrained student peer
can: listen, share experience, walk beside you
cannot: diagnose, prescribe, treat
Counsellorcampus counsellor (Masters)
can: structured guidance, coping tools
cannot: medication, deep clinical work
Psychologistlicensed (M.Phil / PhD, RCI)
can: therapy, clinical assessment
cannot: prescribe medication
Psychiatristmedical doctor (MD)
can: diagnose, prescribe, treat clinically
cannot: long talk therapy (usually)
EmergencyiCall / KIRAN / Vandrevala
can: immediate crisis response 24/7
cannot: ongoing care by themselves

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