Peer support in mental health care: is it good value for money?

Peer support workers provide mutually supportive relationships in secondary mental health services. Increasing numbers are being employed, but good quality evidence on the effectiveness of this form of service delivery is in short supply. This paper makes a first attempt at assessing whether peer support provides value for money.

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Peer Support Workers: Theory and Practice

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