Benefits of Creating Young Adult Peer Support Groups with Ali Korber

Ali is a current MSW student at Florida State University. She earned her B.S. degree from the University of Central Florida, where she majored in Clinical Psychology. Ali has worked with many different populations in the human services field. While obtaining her undergraduate degree, she interned with multiple homeless shelters in Pinellas County, where she led many milieu therapy groups, supervised a group of interns, and helped locate various resources for the homeless residents of Pinellas and Pasco counties. During the first year of her graduate education, she served as a graduate assistant for the Unconquered Scholars Program at The Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement. She worked with youth who have experienced homelessness, foster care, relative care, and ward of the state status. In her free time, she volunteers for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, where she implemented and continues to lead a support group centered around the struggles of young adults. Ali is passionate about advocating for others' mental health and bettering the lives of people in her community.