Background Peer workers support individuals experiencing mental health challenges by
drawing on their shared lived experience. Peer support has become increasingly popular for …

Objective: People with lived experience of mental illness or distress can help others recover
through peer or mutual support. One way they may help others recover is by fostering …

Introduction Low rates of viral suppression among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV)
indicate that more effective support is urgently required at scale. The provision of peer …

Background As part of political and professional development with increased focus on
including service users within mental health services, these services are being transformed …

Peer mentoring is an increasingly popular criminal justice intervention in custodial and
community settings. Peer mentors are community members, often with lived experiences of …

Lack of role clarity is a central challenge to the growth and retention of the peer workforce as
peer support specialists (PSS) increasingly work alongside non-peer providers in traditional …

Background Peer‐provided services are a common model for addressing mental health
concerns. Peer providers report a range of benefits and challenges associated with their …

Background: Peer support workers (PSW) and text messaging services (TxM) are supportive
health services that are frequently examined in the field of mental health. Both interventions …

Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a controversial treatment. Research has
predominantly focused on clinician assessment of short-term efficacy and, occasionally, on …

Objective Peer support in mental health has gained much attention especially in high
income countries (HICs). Peer support can be delivered informally or formally. Both informal …