Background: The working alliance between non-peer providers and mental health
consumers is associated with positive outcomes. It is hypothesized that this factor, in …

Peer support within mental health services has a growing evidence base and aligns with
current policies of recovery-oriented care. Despite these advantages, widespread …

Background In recent years the use of peer specialists in the delivery of mental health of
care across the US has increased. Although data on the benefits of using peer specialists is …

Objectives: Peer support involves people in recovery from psychiatric disability offering
support to others in the same situation. It is based on the belief that people who have …

Objective: Peer-provided mental health services have become increasing-ly prominent in
recent years, despite a lack of evidence of beneficial impact. The study presented here …

Various types of peer support merit further evaluation. Assessing the impact of peer support
on service users, peer providers and organizations require complex intervention studies …

Objective: The goal of this report is to clarify the unique role of peer support providers (PSPs)
and define peer support as a distinct occupation in the context of traditional mental health …

Purpose–This paper aims to focus on The Pillars of Peer Support initiative, an ongoing
project to examine and develop the principles of peer support services. These services are …

Objective: This article presents findings from a naturalistic study that explored the impact of
peer support participation on recovery-related outcomes over a 6-month period. In particular …

Existing literature indicates peer support is beneficial for people with mental illnesses and
plays an important role in recovery. While many studies in the mental health field have …