Peer Support: What Makes It Unique?
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Description:
Peer support in mental health has recently gained significant attention. There is increasing talk about funding and credentialing, standards and outcomes. But what is peer support and how is it different than services, even services delivered by people who
identify themselves as peers? In this paper we would like to present a perspective on peer support that defines its difference and also maintains its integrity to the movement from which it came. We will offer some thinking about practice and evaluation standards that may help different types of peer initiatives sustain real peer support values in action. (Authors)
Type of Resource:
Journal
Publication Date:
2006
Volume:
10
Issue:
2
Pages:
29-37
Location:
Plainfield, NH and Troy, NY
Phone:
603-469-3577