SynthesisEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2024
A systematic review exploring youth peer support for young people with mental health problems.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Implementation components and delivery structures of adolescent peer navigation as a workforce model: a scoping review.BMC global and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Rethinking responses to over-the-counter drug overdose among young people in Japan: Toward a low-threshold support architecture.Global health & medicine · 2026Review
- Unraveling PrEP persistence: mental health and substance use among adolescent girls and young women in an implementation program.AIDS (London, England) · 2026Article
- A Survey Study of the Workplace Experiences of Young Adult Peer Support Workers in the United States.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Co-Creation of Mental Health Intervention for Adolescents: A Social Hackathon Approach.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Bridging systems and selves: a qualitative exploration of peer navigation as a developmentally tailored engagement strategy for adolescent HIV services.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Understanding the Impact of a Cleft Camp in Aotearoa New Zealand on Sociability, Self-Esteem, and Confidence.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2026Article
- [Transition to adulthood with an eating disorder-Current state of research and recommendations for successful transition].Der Nervenarzt · 2026Review
- Gender differences in the association between discrimination, mental health, and peer support among ethnic/racial minority adolescents.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Piloting a Near-Peer Lay Counselor Based Problem Solving Therapy Intervention for Youth With and Without HIV in Botswana: An Adaptation of the Friendship Bench.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026Article
- Community Is Medicine: Understanding Indigenous Youth-Led Peer Support in Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.Journal of prevention and health promotion · 2026Article
- The Potential Role of Peer Support Workers in General Practice: Perspectives of Consumers, Carers, Peer Support Workers and General Practice Staff.Administration and policy in mental health · 2026Article
- Effectiveness and Experiences of Online Mental Health Peer Support for Young People: Systematic Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2026Review
- Helpful coping strategies and help-seeking behaviors for mental health problems: a vignette study in young people and professionals.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
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- The Occupation of Youth Peer Support Workers Within an Integrated Youth Services Initiative.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Strengthening the quality and safety of community mental health care for children and young people: a critical review of innovations from low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Bridging peer support and primary care in youth mental health: stakeholder perspectives on needs, key elements and integration challenges.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Building a comprehensive understanding of 2SLGBTQ+ youth homelessness: a scoping review.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- The changing epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health requires an immediate policy response.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Youth peer support workers (YPSWs) are young adults with lived experience of mental illness during childhood or adolescence who support young people receiving treatment in mental health services. The contributions made by YPSWs are a promising development to facilitate consumer-centered and recovery-oriented care. Although the youth peer support workforce is expanding rapidly, structurally embedding YPSWs in practice is challenging. To overcome these challenges and thereby improve care for young people, insight into YPSW roles, barriers and facilitators for implementing and pursuing youth peer support (YPS) is a necessity. This systematic review examined the published literature to identify existing knowledge on YPSW roles in treatment settings, and the barriers and facilitators for implementing and pursuing YPS in practice. A total of 24 studies from a variety of youth serving contexts were included in this review. Thematic synthesis resulted in six YPSW roles and five themes with barriers and facilitators. The roles included the: engagement role, emotional support role, navigating and planning role, advocacy role, research role and the educational role. The themes explored the needs of YPSWs, experiences of YPSWs, relationships between service users and YPSWs, the collaboration process between YPSWs and non-peer staff, and organizational readiness. This review underlines that YPSWs likely are a valuable addition to numerous youth treatment contexts. Overall, the implementation of YPSWs is a multifaceted operation that requires careful planning. We recommend services to set clear and realistic expectations for YPSWs, to consider potential power imbalances between YPSWs and non-peer staff, to provide adequate resources to pursue YPS, and to approach the implementation of YPSWs with a growth mindset.
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