Background Approximately 14% of all adolescents globally cope with mental health
conditions. However, community-based psychosocial services for adolescents with mental …

Background Peer support relates to the provision of social/emotional support that is
delivered by individuals with lived experience of a key characteristic that is shared with …

Aim To examine whether roles of peer specialists affect service use among Black, Latinx and
White youth ages 16‐24 with serious mental illness (SMI) in Los Angeles and San Diego …

Background Transition age youth (TAY) experiencing mental illness, homelessness, and
trauma face challenges in navigating the transition to adulthood. Age appropriate, trauma …

The socio-relational focus of youth peer support workers (YPSWs) poses a challenge when
YPSWs are embedded in medical oriented contexts common to child and adolescent mental …

Despite the emerging body of literature on the benefits of youth peer support, there is also
evidence that peer support can have unintended negative impacts on peers themselves. It is …

Background: There has been a notable increase in the inclusion of young peer support in
mental healthcare over the past decade. Involving young peer supporters in this work has …

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline transitioned to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
in July 2022. This free, confidential system provides 24/7/365 behavioral health crisis …

Post-Traumatic Growth merupakan perubahan positif dalam pertumbuhan emosional
sebagai hasil setelah mengalami peristiwa traumatis dan melewati krisis yang penuh …

This brief may be of interest for anyone preparing to implement the youth peer role in their
organization, those who have already introduced the role and may be looking for further …