Mental Health Today, September/October 2014, pp.28-29.
Publisher:
Pavilion
Place of publication:
Hove
Solidarity in Crisis (SiaC) provides an out-of-hours mental health crisis support service, staffed entirely by people with lived experience. The London based service operates in Lambeth and is run by Certiftude. The peer supporters answering calls receive training in mental health first aid, crisis support and suicide prevention. The service is helping to people in crisis to avoid going to accident and emergency departments.
(Original abstract)
Solidarity in Crisis (SiaC) provides an out-of-hours mental health crisis support service, staffed entirely by people with lived experience. The London based service operates in Lambeth and is run by Certiftude. The peer supporters answering calls receive training in mental health first aid, crisis support and suicide prevention. The service is helping to people in crisis to avoid going to accident and emergency departments.
(Original abstract)
Subject terms:
helplines, mental health problems, peer groups, severe mental health problems, crisis intervention;
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 18(2), 2014, pp.61-67.
Publisher:
Emerald
This article describes the history and development of the Recovery Rocks Community of peers in recovery, a community that exists in Perth, Western Australia. The community is successful in providing mutual support in members journeys of recovery. It offers an innovative approach to fostering recovery in a peer support community that could act as a model for the development of other similar communities.
(Edited publisher abstract)
This article describes the history and development of the Recovery Rocks Community of peers in recovery, a community that exists in Perth, Western Australia. The community is successful in providing mutual support in members journeys of recovery. It offers an innovative approach to fostering recovery in a peer support community that could act as a model for the development of other similar communities.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
social inclusion, mental health problems, communities, peer groups, support groups, recovery approach, peer support;
A peer support worker initiative was developed to help young service users with the transition from adult and adolescent to adult mental health services in Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Foundation Trust. The peer support workers were required to have a lived experience of mental health problems and the ability to share personal stories of recovery. Nurses, occupational therapists and social workers mentored the peer support workers during the project. This article describes how the initiative was set up and some of the key points from an evaluation of its effectiveness.
(Edited publisher abstract)
A peer support worker initiative was developed to help young service users with the transition from adult and adolescent to adult mental health services in Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Foundation Trust. The peer support workers were required to have a lived experience of mental health problems and the ability to share personal stories of recovery. Nurses, occupational therapists and social workers mentored the peer support workers during the project. This article describes how the initiative was set up and some of the key points from an evaluation of its effectiveness.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
mental health services, child and adolescent mental health services, service transitions, peer groups, mental health problems, young people, peer support;
Mental Health Today, January/February 2014, pp.28-29.
Publisher:
Pavilion
Place of publication:
Hove
Canerows is a service user-led organisation working in Wandsworth, South London to improve the experiences of people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds in the local mental health system. They have now set up a community support service to help people readjusting to life in the community after a stay in a mental health hospital. The service provides peer-to-peer contact for up to six weeks following discharge from hospital. The community peer support workers had already received training as ward visitors during a previous ward visiting scheme, and also received additional training in procedures, record-keeping and safeguarding before going into the community. This article describes the service and how it works.
(Original abstract)
Canerows is a service user-led organisation working in Wandsworth, South London to improve the experiences of people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds in the local mental health system. They have now set up a community support service to help people readjusting to life in the community after a stay in a mental health hospital. The service provides peer-to-peer contact for up to six weeks following discharge from hospital. The community peer support workers had already received training as ward visitors during a previous ward visiting scheme, and also received additional training in procedures, record-keeping and safeguarding before going into the community. This article describes the service and how it works.
(Original abstract)
Subject terms:
mental health problems, hospital discharge, peer groups, support groups, user-led organisations, peer support;
The Get Going Group is a community-based group for people with learning disabilities who have been discharged from NHS inpatient mental health assessment and treatment units. The group aims to build people's confidence to access community groups and social networks that they can then continue to attend independently. It was set up as a pilot project in Newcastle as a way of bringing people with learning disabilities and mental ill health together and to provide peer support and build confidence and resilience. Group members progress through three different groups, and have the option to continue as facilitators in later groups.
(Original abstract)
The Get Going Group is a community-based group for people with learning disabilities who have been discharged from NHS inpatient mental health assessment and treatment units. The group aims to build people's confidence to access community groups and social networks that they can then continue to attend independently. It was set up as a pilot project in Newcastle as a way of bringing people with learning disabilities and mental ill health together and to provide peer support and build confidence and resilience. Group members progress through three different groups, and have the option to continue as facilitators in later groups.
(Original abstract)
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, mental health problems, support groups, resilience, social networks, peer groups, peer support;
There are now more than 250 formal peer support worker positions in the UK. Peer support is central to the implementation of recovery-focused practice and it can inspire hope and empower others to take control of their own recovery. Peer support workers are required to explicitly draw on and share their own experiences of emotional distress, or of using mental health services, to inspire, support and inform people in a similar situation. This article describes the work of a peer support worker at Richmond Fellowship, a voluntary sector provider of mental health care, based in West Sussex. The peer support project model used by Richmond Fellowship is based on the delivery of 10 support sessions. During these visits, knowledge and expertise is shared, and relationships built on mutual trust. The peer workers also arrange regular meetings between themselves to support each other.
There are now more than 250 formal peer support worker positions in the UK. Peer support is central to the implementation of recovery-focused practice and it can inspire hope and empower others to take control of their own recovery. Peer support workers are required to explicitly draw on and share their own experiences of emotional distress, or of using mental health services, to inspire, support and inform people in a similar situation. This article describes the work of a peer support worker at Richmond Fellowship, a voluntary sector provider of mental health care, based in West Sussex. The peer support project model used by Richmond Fellowship is based on the delivery of 10 support sessions. During these visits, knowledge and expertise is shared, and relationships built on mutual trust. The peer workers also arrange regular meetings between themselves to support each other.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, peer groups, recovery approach, befriending schemes, empowerment, peer support;
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 14(3), August 2010, pp.6-9.
Publisher:
Emerald
Canerows and Plaits is a group organised for and by mental health service users from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds based at Sound Minds mental health arts project in Battersea, London. Its purpose it to improve the experiences of mental health service users with a BME background, both in the community and on the mental health wards of local hospitals. This article describes the successful ward visiting scheme developed by the group, the approach taken by ward visitors and how staff and service users on the wards have responded to this.
Canerows and Plaits is a group organised for and by mental health service users from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds based at Sound Minds mental health arts project in Battersea, London. Its purpose it to improve the experiences of mental health service users with a BME background, both in the community and on the mental health wards of local hospitals. This article describes the successful ward visiting scheme developed by the group, the approach taken by ward visitors and how staff and service users on the wards have responded to this.
Subject terms:
hospitals, mental health problems, mental health services, peer groups, support groups, volunteers, black and minority ethnic people;
The principles of intentional peer support, a formal model of peer support developed in the US, are briefly summarised. The peer support project operated by Sutton Mental Health Foundation is then described. As well as providing training for peer support they provide intentional peer support on acute psychiatric wards for South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
The principles of intentional peer support, a formal model of peer support developed in the US, are briefly summarised. The peer support project operated by Sutton Mental Health Foundation is then described. As well as providing training for peer support they provide intentional peer support on acute psychiatric wards for South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, peer groups, service users, training, acute psychiatric care, care workers, peer support;
The author looks at how user-led peer support services could be the answer to failing mental health services. The article looks at examples from New Zealand where service users have set up commercial businesses to provide mental health services under contract to the statutory mental health sector. The article also highlights a pilot project to provide Scotland's first speciality peer support scheme.
The author looks at how user-led peer support services could be the answer to failing mental health services. The article looks at examples from New Zealand where service users have set up commercial businesses to provide mental health services under contract to the statutory mental health sector. The article also highlights a pilot project to provide Scotland's first speciality peer support scheme.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, peer groups, service users, support groups, peer support;