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ArticleEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2025

A balancing act: integrating the expertise of youth peer workers in child and adolescent mental health services.

C R M de Beer, R R J M Vermeiren, L A Nooteboom, C H Z Kuiper, J C M L Groenendijk, M de Vreugd, L van Domburgh

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C R M de BeerLUMC Curium-Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Post Box 15, 2300 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands. c.r.m.de_beer@lumc.nl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7057-6879
R R J M VermeirenLUMC Curium-Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Post Box 15, 2300 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8673-2207
L A NooteboomLUMC Curium-Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Post Box 15, 2300 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4063-4863
C H Z KuiperiHUB, Alliance of Youth Care, Mental Health Care, and Educational Organizations, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6650-6288
J C M L GroenendijkLUMC Curium-Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Post Box 15, 2300 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
M de VreugdLUMC Curium-Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Leiden University Medical Center, Post Box 15, 2300 AA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
L van DomburghAmsterdam University Medical Center (AUMC), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5149-2557

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The socio-relational focus of youth peer support workers (YPSWs) poses a challenge when YPSWs are embedded in medical oriented contexts common to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS); as it requires YPSWs to find a balance between being a peer on one hand, and adhering to professional boundaries and medical standards set out by CAMHS on the other. To create a suitable position for YPSWs in CAMHS, this study investigated the unique socio-relational contributions YPSWs can make to CAMHS in addition to clinicians, and identified how these contributions can be embedded within CAMHS. This study reports on 37 semi-structured interviews conducted in the Netherlands with youth (n = 10), YPSWs (n = 10), and clinicians (n = 17). Overall, the unique socio-relational contributions YPSWs can make include: their ability to build authentic trusting relationships with youth by providing empowerment, promoting autonomy, valuing stillness in recovery, reducing isolation, recognizing strengths, and navigating life inside and outside of (residential) mental healthcare and beyond classification. Moreover, prerequisites to safeguard the integration of YPSWs and these socio-relational contributions were also identified, including YPSWs achieving stability in recovery, recent lived experiences with mental health challenges, and organizational support in terms of suitable treatment climate, resources to enhance flexibility of YPSWs, and shared goals regarding youth peer support work. Overall, YPSWs view youth holistically and foster a connection with youth based on youthfulness and recent lived experience. Involving YPSWs is an important step forward to drive positive transformation in CAMHS.

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Adolescent Health ServicesChild Health ServicesMental Health ServicesPeer GroupAdolescentAdultChildFemaleHumansMaleNetherlandsQualitative ResearchChild and adolescent mental health servicesLived experience workforceYouthYouth peer support workers

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