Peer providers are increasingly employed in mental health services. We explored
challenges experienced by 31 peer providers in diverse settings and roles using in-depth …

Background: Peer support is gaining recognition as a valuable component of mental health
service delivery, and a meaningful employment opportunity for mental health consumers …

There has been an increase in the number of peer-led services within the mental health care
system. There however remains little information about the experiences of peers serving in …

The widespread shift towards recovery-oriented mental healthcare has led to the extensive
growth of peer-delivered services. Peer support workers draw on lived experience of mental …

Providing peer support to individuals with psychiatric disabilities has emerged as a
promising modality of mental health services. These services are delivered by individuals …

Background Peer workers are increasingly employed in mental health services to use their
own experiences of mental distress in supporting others with similar experiences. While …

Background: The peer support worker (PSW) belongs to the fastest growing occupation in
the mental health sector, yet it is often under-valued and poorly understood. Despite an …

Objective: Given the burgeoning role of peer specialists in the mental health workforce, more
information is needed about their work roles, tasks, settings, training, compensation, and …

Mental health peer specialists develop peer‐to‐peer relationships of trust with clients to
improve their health and well‐being, functioning in ways similar to community health …

This study explored the integration of peer services into community mental health settings
through qualitative interviews with peer-providers and non-peer mental health workers …