Background: A growing gap has emerged between people with mental illness and health
care professionals, which in recent years has been successfully closed through the adoption …

People with lived experience of mental health challenges are extensively employed as peer
workers within mental health and substance use services worldwide. Research shows that …

Background Countries around the world have committed in policy to transforming their
mental health services towards a recovery orientation. How has mental health recovery …

Purpose: Recovery-oriented practice (ROP) is growing internationally in mental health
services. The study aimed to examine the perspectives of peer workers about ROP pre …

Objective: This article reports on a qualitative study examining the experiences of peer
support specialists (PSS) supervised by nonpeer supervisors (NPS) in adult community …

ABSTRACT The Mental Health Recovery Model is an empowering service philosophy which
has been transforming the field of mental health. An important service approach to …

Purpose The use of recovery-oriented practice (ROP) in mental health is increasing globally.
This study explored attitudes of peer workers about ROP's implementation. Method A …

Policy mandates consumer involvement in decisions at all levels of the mental health
system. One barrier to this involvement is the expectation that consumers involved in …

Background Lived experience workforces are one of the fastest growing emerging
disciplines in Australian mental health service settings. Individuals with lived and living …

Peer recovery services (PRS) in Norwegian municipalities fill a gap in available care in
mental health care and/or substance abuse treatment. In this qualitative study, we …