ReviewCommunity mental health journal2017
Experts by Experience: Peer Support and its Use with the Homeless.
Review in Community mental health journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04012697 (A Randomized Controlled Trial of Peer Support Workers in the Emergency Department for People Experiencing Homelessness in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada), which is not on this map. Cited by 60 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Peer Support Workers in the Emergency Department for People Experiencing Homelessness in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada
Who cites it
60 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 149 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Meaningful Activity Participation in Homelessness: A Systematic Review.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2024Pooled it
- What treatment and services are effective for people who are homeless and use drugs? A systematic 'review of reviews'.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Provision of peer support at the intersection of homelessness and problem substance use services: a systematic 'state of the art' review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Study protocol for a randomized trial examining a peer grief support approach for people grieving drug overdose deaths.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Trial
- A peer-delivered intervention to reduce harm and improve the well-being of homeless people with problem substance use: the SHARPS feasibility mixed-methods study.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2022Trial
- Peer advocacy and access to hospital care for people who are homeless in London, UK, 2019-2023: a cohort study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- The Value of Religion and Spirituality in the work and Personal Recovery of peer Support Specialists: an Exploratory Study in Israel.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Building a comprehensive understanding of 2SLGBTQ+ youth homelessness: a scoping review.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
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- Mapping experiences of workplace stigma and discrimination within the lived-living experience of illicit drug use and bloodborne virus peer workforce: a scoping review.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- A Different Way of Working: Embedding Clinical Psychology Placements in Third Sector Organisations Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- A Community-Engaged Ethnographic Investigation into Public Transit Among Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Service Engagement Among People Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Disorders: A Call for Person-centred Innovations.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Article
- Perceived Higher Unmet Care Needs among Adults in Permanent Supportive Housing.Administration and policy in mental health · 2024Article
- Navigating transitions into, through, and beyond peer worker roles: insider insights from the Supporting Harm Reduction through Peer Support (SHARPS) study.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Strategies to Reduce Frequent Emergency Department Use among Persons Experiencing Homelessness with Mental Health Conditions: a Scoping Review.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024Article
- Characterizing the Use of Healthcare Access Supports Among People Who Use Drugs in Vancouver, Canada, 2017 to 2020: A Cohort Study.Substance use & addiction journal · 2024Article
- Can you be a peer if you don't share the same health or social conditions? A qualitative study on peer integration in a primary care setting.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- "Pay Attention! Pay Attention! Pay Attention!!!": The Pivotal Role of Educators and the Educational System as Experienced by Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Health Technology Access and Peer Support Among Digitally Engaged People Experiencing Homelessness: Qualitative Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The homeless population has complex needs. Peers with experience of homelessness offer unique perspectives in supporting those experiencing homelessness. Peer support fostered and developed by professional organisations, termed intentional peer support (IPS), formalises this process. This review aims to assess the effectiveness of IPS as an intervention with young adults and adult homeless persons (including streetdwelling and those within services). PyscINFO, Web of Science, MEDLINE, and CINAHL were searched, resulting in ten studies, involving 1,829 participants. Peer support has significant impacts on quality of life, drug/alcohol use, and social support. Common elements of peer support are identified, suggesting possible processes that underlie effective peer support. Shared experiences, role modelling, and social support are suggested to be vital aspects of peer support and moderate changes in homeless clients. One study was deemed to have moderate/high quality; the remaining studies had low and moderate quality. Limitations of each are discussed.
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