what is this
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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