We have a wealth of qualitative evidence of the positive impact of Peer Support. In fact, in comparative studies between Peer delivered & non-Peer delivered services, outcomes are equal to or better than non-Peer delivered services, such as case-management type services. There is Meta-analysis & systematic reviews that show moderate to significant outcomes in some domains related to the delivery of Peer Support.

— Peer Support Canda Mentor

  • Together we can Build it.

    Mental Health America: Research and Reports

    https://www.mhanational.org/peer-support-research-and-reports

    ‘Peer support has existed in behavioral health for decades. Its rapid growth in recent years is for good reason….Peers are an essential component of recovery-focused systems and are key across settings and stages of recovery.’

  • Together we can Grow it.

    Resource Documents - Importance of Including People with Lived Experience

    ‘Organizations that incorporate community members with lived experience are better equipped to make their services more focused, efficient, integrated, culturally appropriate, and sustainable.’

  • Together we can Share it.

    Revisiting the Rationale and Evidence for Peer Support.

    Psychiatric Times, 6(35), 1-16. Davidson, l., Bellamy, C., Chinman, M., Farkas, M., Ostrow, L., Cook, J.A., Jonikas, J.A., Rosenthal, H., Bergeson, S., Daniels, A.S., Salzer, M. (2018). Available at:

    https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/revisiting-rationale-and-evidence-peer-support

  • Together we can Deliver it.

    Coproduction is the cornerstone of recovery. Co-design and mental health service provision: a protocol for a scoping review

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35589357/

    Peer Support among persons with severe mental illnesses: A Review of Evidence and Experience.

    World Psychiatry : Official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 11(2), 123–128. Davidson, L., Bellamy, C., Guy, K., & Miller, R. (2012). Available at:

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpsyc.2012.05.009

  • Together for Mental Wellbeing.

    Using Personal Experience to Support Others with Similar Difficulties: A Review of the Literature on Peer Support in Mental Health Services. UK.

    Together for Mental Wellbeing. The University of Nottingham, (2010).

  • Together for Change.

    A New Normal: Integrating Lived Experience into Scientific Data Synthesis.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8585932/

    Peer Support: A tool for recovery in homelessness services

    European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless

    https://www.feantsa.org/download/peer_support_policy_paper2951723577548485776.pdf

  • Together with Peer Support.

    Promoting Lived Experience Perspectives

    https://www.qmhc.qld.gov.au/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Promoting-Lived-Experience-Perspective_Discussion-paper.pdf

    Side by Side: A National Evaluation of Peer Support

    https://mcpin.org/evaluation-of-mind-peer-support-programme/

  • Together for Transformation.

    Peer Wellness Programs and Pathways to Housing

    https://www.samhsa.gov/homelessness-programs-resources/hpr-resources/recovery-homeless-services

  • Together we can Define Ourselves.

    Peer Support in mental health services: where is the research taking us, and do we want to go there? (May 9, 2019)

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638237.2019.1608935

    The mechanisms underpinning Peer Support: a literature review.