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“I Think Peer Support Helps to Demystify People Who Have Mental Health Issues and Helps to Remove That Stigma”: Exploring the Defining Characteristics and Related Challenges of Youth Peer Support Through Participatory Research
Despite the emerging body of literature on the benefits of youth peer support, there is also evidence that peer support can have unintended negative...
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Digital peer-to-peer support programme for informal caregivers of people living with motor neuron disease: study protocol for a multi-centre parallel group, single-blinded (outcome assessor) randomised controlled superiority trial
BackgroundPeer support is effective in improving psychological well-being of family caregivers of people with conditions such as dementia, cancer,...
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Community-based perinatal mental health peer support: a realist review
BackgroundPeer support has been suggested as an alternative or complement to professional support for mothers with perinatal mental health...
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Organisational Actions for Improving Recognition, Integration and Acceptance of Peer Support as Identified by a Current Peer Workforce
Recovery-orientated practice is crucial to mental health care services—consistently identified in policy, service delivery guidelines and national...
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“A peer support worker can really be there supporting the youth throughout the whole process”: a qualitative study exploring the role of peer support in providing substance use services to youth
BackgroundYouth (ages 12–24) rarely access services and supports to address substance use concerns. Peer support can facilitate service engagement...
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How effective is peer-to-peer support in cancer patients and survivors? A systematic review
PurposeCore components of peer-to-peer (PTP) support for cancer survivors include informational, emotional, and psychosocial aspects. Previous...
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The impact of peer support work on the mental health of peer support specialists
BackgroundPeers support specialists have positive impacts on the mental health of their service users. However, less is known about how their mental...
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Individualized peer support needs assessment for families with eating disorders
BackgroundPeer support among family members is important in cases of mental illness, but there has been limited practice or research on individual...
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Mental health workers’ perspectives on peer support in high-, middle- and low income settings: a focus group study
BackgroundPeer support is increasingly acknowledged as an integral part of mental health services around the world. However, most research on peer...
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Understanding peer support: a qualitative interview study of doctors one year after seeking support
BackgroundDoctors’ health is of importance for the quality and development of health care and to doctors themselves. As doctors are hesitant to seek...
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Mothers’ experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding peer support: a qualitative systematic review
BackgroundThe global issue of low breastfeeding rates has been widely reported. Quantitative studies have shown the positive effects of peer support...
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Recent Findings on the Effectiveness of Peer Support for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Purpose of ReviewTo review randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from 2021–2023 that reported the effects of peer support interventions on...
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A community-based peer-support group intervention “Paths to EvERyday life” (PEER) added to service as usual for adults with vulnerability to mental health difficulties – a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundThe number of people struggling with vulnerability to mental health difficulties is increasing worldwide, and there is a need for new...
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Improving Collaboration Between Youth Peer Support Workers and Non-peer Colleagues in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
The involvement of youth peer workers (YPSWs) in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) stimulates hope, destigmatization, and more...
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Focusing a realist evaluation of peer support for paediatric mental health
ObjectiveMental health problems are a leading and increasing cause of health-related burden in children across the world. Peer support interventions...
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Effects of a support group leader education program jointly developed by health professionals and patients on peer leader self-efficacy among leaders of scleroderma support groups: a two-arm parallel partially nested randomised controlled trial
BackgroundMore people with rare diseases likely receive disease education and emotional and practical support from peer-led support groups than any...
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Short Report on Effectiveness of an Autistic-Delivered Peer Support Program: Preliminary Results
There is little research on the effectiveness of autistic peer-delivered services. This study examines early outcomes associated with the Community...
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Exploring the Experiences of Compassion Fatigue Amongst Peer Support Workers in Homelessness Services
Peer support workers have lived experiences of the challenges their clients face. While research has shown peer work can benefit recovery, the...
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Perceived Educational Needs of Substance Use Peer Support Specialists: A Qualitative Study
The opioid crisis is an ever-growing issue nationwide. The role of peer support specialists has received widespread acceptance in the substance use...
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Harnessing peer mentorship as a tool to turn human resource for health brain drain into brain gain: a case study of a Nigerian peer-mentored research group
BackgroundPeer mentorship can be a potential tool to reduce the disparities in health research capacity between high- and low- and middle-income...
