increased pursuit of mental health training and careers

Participation in the Crew during a formative stage of adolescence influenced or affirmed Crew alumni’s educational and/or employment choices. One Crew alumnus described the value of undertaking mental health training in secondary school as a foundational step in a series of opportunities within the same field. These included further mental health training in the workplace, moving on administrative roles in mental health care and pursuing certification and training in mental health, with the aim to work with marginalised and vulnerable clients. Other participants changed their career plans; one Crew alumnus chose not to pursue nursing, but pursued work in the sexual and reproductive health sector and consent education instead