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Rachel VanEvery1, Mary Ellen Ruddell2, Sue Phipps3
1Rachel VanEvery, is a PhD candidate in the Department of Health, Aging and Society at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON. She is a nurse and an emerging scholar grounded in community-academic based research partnerships, exploring health and social issues, including mental health, poverty and pain.
Abstract:
This article documents the contribution of peer support in reducing harms of substance use and advancing recovery. Data based on the experience of participants were collected using semi-structured interviews. Twenty-three participants were interviewed including four peer support workers. Findings were drawn from a thematic analysis of interview data and focused on strategies to improve the delivery of peer support services. We discuss services offered, how they impacted the lives of service recipients, what peer support workers found helpful; the value of peer support; and the challenges, barriers and next steps for peer support as an important, cost-efficient, low-barrier, low-intensive strategy.
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