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A summary of some peer support activities in IIMHL1

countries

Janet Peters

November 2010

ldquoMy peer support worker is the genuine article who has walked the walk

so she can talk the talk

She is an inspiration and gives me hoperdquo2

ldquoRelate to a personrsquos potential and you call forth greatnessrdquo3

1 International Initiative for Mental Health Leaders (wwwiimhlcom) 2 Service user Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Toronto Canada June 2010 3 Ike Powell

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) US Department of Health and Human Services email communication via Rose Shannon 29

October 2010

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5 Overview of Future Directions Consumer Operated Services Department of Communities Community Mental Health Branch Queensland Australia November 2009 p3 6 Together wwwtogether-orguk Briefing Paper June 2010

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BACKGROUND

REPORT CONTENT

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PEER SUPPORT DEFINED

7 Bradstreet S Harnessing the lsquolived experiencersquo Formalising peer support approaches to recovery The Mental Health Review Vol 11 2 33-37

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8 Peer Support Worker Peer2Peer Group Member Together England 9 Frank C Paton B amp Gassner L-A Implementing mental health peer support a South Australian experience Australian Journal of Primary Health 2010 16 179-186

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LIMITATIONS OF THIS REPORT

10 Rhonda Robertson Consumer Project Leader Matua Raki National Addiction Workforce Development New Zealand 11 SAMHSA email communication via Rose Shannon 29th October 2010 12 Ibid 13 Ibid 14 Lorna Sullivan email communication 30th August 2010

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POLICY CONTEXT

Country Policy context

Australia

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Canada

15 Queensland Government Queensland Plan for Mental Health 2007-17 p25 June 2008

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