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ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2025

Increasing Youth Peer Workers' Impact Through Integration: Peer Worker Perspectives on Best Practice in Youth Mental Health.

Rose Singh, Sarah Leung, Vilas Sawrikar, Catherine McHugh, Nan Hu, Oliver Ardill-Young, Raghu Lingam, Valsamma Eapen, Michael Hodgins, Jackie Curtis

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Article in Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Child and adolescent psychiatry: challenges, solutions, opportunities, and future directions.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026
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10 authors.

Rose SinghMindgardens Neuroscience Network, Sydney, Australia.
Sarah LeungMindgardens Neuroscience Network, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1851-9877
Vilas SawrikarPopulation Child Health Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Catherine McHughMindgardens Neuroscience Network, Sydney, Australia.
Nan HuPopulation Child Health Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Oliver Ardill-YoungMindgardens Neuroscience Network, Sydney, Australia.
Raghu LingamPopulation Child Health Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Valsamma EapenDiscipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Michael HodginsMindgardens Neuroscience Network, Sydney, Australia.
Jackie CurtisMindgardens Neuroscience Network, Sydney, Australia.

Funding

This project was funded by the Mindgardens Neuroscience Network, in partnership with the Population Child Health Research Group and the Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEmbedding youth peer workers within youth mental health services is critical to integrating the personal lived experience of recovery-oriented and trauma-informed approaches in care and helping young people to make sense of the system. However, research into the optimal engagement of youth peer workers is lacking, which limits opportunities for integrating personal lived experience within care. This paper evaluated peer workers' experiences of integration into youth mental health services to identify strategies for optimal integration.

methodsBest-fit framework synthesis was used to investigate peer worker experiences within youth mental health services using data collected from 12 peer workers through semi-structured interviews. Themes were coded according to the key components for integrating youth peer workers into services as presented by previous guidelines (role clarity, training, supervision, professional development, agency and co-design, non-peer education and relationships, communication, well-being, ongoing evaluation, remuneration and policy).

findingsKey areas of successful implementation of youth peer workers included communication networks between peers, supervision and non-peer relationships. Areas for further development included improved role clarity, training, policy and remuneration and improvement in non-peer staff understanding of peer roles.

conclusionsThe best practice framework has utility as a model for guiding implementation evaluation of youth peer workforce into mental health services. The findings highlight the need for supporting employment pathways for youth peer workers. Further, there is a need for professional development opportunities to increase the integration of peer workers into youth mental health services. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: One of the first authors is a youth peer worker who was involved in the design and conduct of the study, interpretation of the data and preparation of the manuscript.

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Mental Health ServicesPeer GroupAdolescentFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMental DisordersQualitative ResearchYoung Adultbest practiceimplementationpeer workersyoung peopleyouth mental health servicesyouth peer workers

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PMID40098287
PMCPMC11913725

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