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ArticleBMC public health2026

Voices from the territory and living care networks: facilitators and barriers to implementing peer support in community mental health services in Brazil.

Bianca Brandão da Silva, Maria Giovana Borges Saidel, Angela Pereira Figueiredo, Maria Fernanda Lirani, Ana Laura Salome Lourencetti, Roberto Corrêa Leite, Jaqueline Rodrigues Stefanini, Monica Vasconcellos Cruvinel, Graziela Reis, Mark Costa and 4 more

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Bianca Brandão da SilvaSchool of Nursing, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Maria Giovana Borges SaidelSchool of Nursing, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. mgsaidel@unicamp.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3259-1760
Angela Pereira FigueiredoDepartment of Collective Health, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Maria Fernanda LiraniDepartment of Collective Health, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Ana Laura Salome LourencettiDepartment of Maternal-Child and Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Roberto Corrêa LeiteSchool of Nursing, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Jaqueline Rodrigues StefaniniSchool of Nursing, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Monica Vasconcellos CruvinelDepartment of Collective Health, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
Graziela ReisDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, United States of America.
Mark CostaDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, United States of America.
Carlos Alberto Dos Santos TreichelDepartment of Maternal-Child and Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maria O'ConnellDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, United States of America.
Chyrell Denise BellamyDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, United States of America.
Rosana Teresa Onocko-CamposDepartment of Collective Health, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.

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Adaptation and Implementation of Peer Support to Optimize Engagement and Outcomes for People with Serious Mental Illness in Campinas, BrazilR34MH131238 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI BELLAMY, CHYRELL DENISE, O'CONNELL, MARIA J · 2022 to 2024
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Abstract

backgroundPeer Support has increasingly been recognized as a key component of recovery-oriented mental health care, especially in low- and middle-income countries, where social participation and user-led initiatives contribute to deinstitutionalization and care in freedom. However, the recognition and funding among peers remain limited. Nevertheless, institutional recognition of peer roles and the provision of stipends or remuneration for peer supporters remain.

objectiveThis study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to the implementation of Peer Support during its pre-implementation phase in community mental health services in Campinas, Brazil, using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

methodsA participatory qualitative design was adopted, combining field notes, meeting minutes, and collective discussions from twelve Research Management Committee meetings involving co-researchers and researchers with lived experience of mental health conditions, clinical mental health practice and research experience.

resultsThe analysis identified contextual barriers such as over-standardization of care pathways, institutional stigma, and structural inequalities, as well as facilitators including collaborative decision-making, affective bonds, and territorial knowledge.

conclusionsStrategies such as continuous training, institutional partnerships, formal role recognition, and stipends/remuneration for peer supporters are essential for the sustainability of Peer Support in public community mental health services.

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Community Mental Health ServicesPeer GroupSocial SupportBrazilHumansQualitative ResearchDocument analysisImplementation scienceMental health servicesQualitative researchStakeholder participation

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PMCPMC12955029

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