Peer support in mental health services: where is the research taking us, and do we want to go there?
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As peer workers ride over the horizon to the rescue of economically embattled mental health services the authors have occasion to pause, take stock and ask ourselves if the peer support that is currently provided is fit for purpose.Abstract:
As peer workers ride over the horizon to the rescue of economically embattled mental health services we have occasion to pause, take stock and ask ourselves if the peer support that is currently em...read more
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Provision of peer support at the intersection of homelessness and problem substance use services: a systematic ‘state of the art’ review
TL;DR: The findings provide support for current efforts to involve individuals with lived experience in providing peer support to those experiencing concurrent problem substance use and homelessness, but also urge caution because of common pitfalls that can leave those providing the support vulnerable.
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Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- and low-income countries: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT)
Galia S. Moran,Jasmine Kalha,Annabel Sandra Mueller-Stierlin,Reinhold Kilian,Silvia Krumm,Mike Slade,Ashleigh Charles,Candelaria Mahlke,Rebecca Nixdorf,David Basangwa,Juliet Nakku,Richard Mpango,Grace Ryan,Donat Shamba,Mary Ramesh,Fileuka Ngakongwa,Alina Grayzman,Soumitra Pathare,Benjamin Mayer,Bernd Puschner +19 more
TL;DR: By actively involving and empowering service users, UPSIDES will move mental health systems toward a recovery orientation, emphasising user-centredness, community participation and the realisation of mental health as a human right.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of group peer support interventions for people experiencing mental health conditions.
TL;DR: This paper conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of peer support for improving outcomes for people with lived experience of mental health conditions, when delivered as group interventions and found evidence that group peer support may make small improvements to overall recovery but not hope or empowerment individually, or to clinical symptoms.
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Organizational Climate and Support Among Peer Specialists Working in Peer-Run, Hybrid and Conventional Mental Health Settings
TL;DR: A targeted non-probability sample of 801 peer specialists was utilized to explore whether key organizational climate and support variables would yield distinct multivariate groups, and to investigate the correlates of these groups.
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Using peer workers with lived experience to support the treatment of borderline personality disorder: a qualitative study of consumer, carer and clinician perspectives.
TL;DR: Two models of peer support for BPD emerged: an integrated model where consumer peer workers work within the mental health team, and a complementary model where consumers with borderline personality disorder are separate from themental health team.
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