ArticleInternational journal of mental health systems2022
The impact of peer support work on the mental health of peer support specialists.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Implementation and Outcomes of Peer Support Workers in Services for People With Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.Personality and mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring the experiences of neonatal parents for neonatal palliative care: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research.BMC palliative care · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness, implementation, and experiences of peer support approaches for mental health: a systematic umbrella review.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring the Role of Lived Experience Advocacy in Enhancing Civic Participation among Young People with Mental Ill-Health.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Helping Peer Specialists Succeed: Lessons from a Statewide Training Program.Research square · 2026Article
- Training peer supporters in a single-centre medical school: a mixed-methods evaluation using Kirkpatrick's Four-Level model.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- "Is the Service Ready?": Integrating Peer Support Workers Within Community Mental Health: An Ethnographic Study from Trieste and its Region.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- A Qualitative Evaluation of the Before Operational Stress Program: A Pan-Canadian Study of Mental Health Training for Frontline Public Safety Personnel and Healthcare Providers.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Article
- It's Like Adding a Drop of Ink to Milk and Shaking It: Newly Certified Peer Specialist Reflections on Lived Recovery Expertise and Professional Identity.Community mental health journal · 2025Observational
- Lived experiences of caregivers with a family member living with a severe mental health condition in South Africa.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- The exploration of attitudes and perspectives of mental health workers on peer support in Singapore.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- "I know that I can help the person and that is priceless to me"-a qualitative study on tasks and experiences of peers in mental healthcare for refugees.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Identifying the priorities for supervision by lived experience researchers: a Q sort study.Research involvement and engagement · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators of peer support work in a large psychiatric hospital: a thematic analysis.General psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeers support specialists have positive impacts on the mental health of their service users. However, less is known about how their mental health changes as a result of their activities.
methodsWe followed 10 peer support specialists over their first year of employment and interviewed them thrice. We used grounded theory to analyse the way in which the health of participants changed.
resultsSelf-reported mental health of our participants did not change over the course of the study. However, the role did help participants grow and learn about their condition and their strengths. While sharing their past experiences could be taxing, they learned how to harness their recovery journey without risking relapse.
conclusionEntering the role of a peer support specialist does not appear to negatively impact mental health, but might enhance insight and resilience. However, this appears to occur in individuals who already possess an inclination toward introspection.
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