A helping hand: Taking peer support into the 21st century

Mental Health and Social Inclusion

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-47

  Faulkner, Alison ^a   Basset, Thurstine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Consultation; Mental health; Peer mentoring; Peer support; Service users; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866367642     PISSN: 20428316     EISSN: 20428308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20428301211205892     Document Type: Review

References (9)

1. Basset, T., Faulkner, A., Repper, J. and Stamou, E. (2010), Lived Experience Leading the Way: Peer Support in Mental Health, Together/University of Nottingham/NSUN, London.
2. Bradstreet, S. (2006), "Harnessing the 'lived experience': formalising peer support approaches to promote recovery", The Mental Health Review, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 33-7.
3. Faulkner, A. and Basset, T. (2010), A Helping Hand: Consultations with Service Users about Peer Support, Together, London.
4. Lindow, V. (1994), Self Help Alternatives to Mental Health Services, Mind Publications, London.
5. Mead, S. (2003), "Defining peer support", available at: www.mentalhealthpeers.com/pdfs/DefiningPeerSupport.pdf
6. Mead, S. and Macneil, C. (2004), Peer Support: What Makes It Unique?, available at: www.mentalhealthpeers.com/pdfs/PeerSupportUnique.pdf
7. Repper, J. and Carter, T. (2010), Using Personal Experience to Support Others with Similar Difficulties: A Review of the Literature on Peer Support in Mental Health Services, Together, London.
8. Wallcraft, J., Read, J. and Sweeney, A. (2003), On Our Own Terms - Users and Survivors of Mental Health Services Working Together for Support and Change, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, London
9. Walsh, J. and Boyle, J. (2009), "Improving acute psychiatric hospital services according to inpatient experiences: a user-led piece of research as a means to empowerment", Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 31-8.