What is WCPTS?

Katelyn Greer is a peer support leader, researcher, and consultant dedicated to advancing youth mental health through lived experience and participatory research approaches. She currently serves as the Network Peer Support Specialist with Kickstand, where she supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of peer support services across Integrated Youth Service sites in Alberta.

In this role, Katelyn works closely with youth, Peer Support Workers, and clinical service providers to build systems that are responsive, equitable, and grounded in real-world experience. Alongside her work in practice, Katelyn holds a research position with the University of Calgary, where she focuses on participatory research that meaningfully engages individuals with lived and living experience. Her work emphasizes co-design, ethical engagement, and shifting traditional power dynamics in research to ensure that lived experience voices are not only included, but central.

Katelyn is passionate about bridging the gap between research and frontline practice, translating insights into actionable change within mental health systems. Through her combined roles, she is committed to creating spaces where people with lived experience feel seen, heard, and supported, and to advancing approaches that recognize lived experience as essential expertise in both service delivery and research. You can read more or connect with Katelyn and her work at https://katelyngreer.ca/