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Welcome to our News Page, your hub for insightful articles and updates on peer support and mental health. Here, you'll find inspiring stories, expert advice, and the latest research to help you navigate your journey.
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The Peer Support Pathfinder is designed to connect patients and the mental health community with peer support resources throughout Europe and beyond. It features a virtual resource center that showcases best practices, methods, and training programs for peer support. This center aims to foster the development and sharing of peer support experiences across EU countries.
Our primary goal is to create a dynamic and extensive virtual library. This library will serve as a centralized hub for all things related to peer support in mental health. Our intention is to provide individuals with easy access to knowledge and guidance on various aspects of peer support in mental health.
We believe in the power of shared knowledge. Our resource center identifies and disseminates best practices in peer support, including activities, approaches, methods, and training programs. By highlighting successful initiatives, we aim to inspire and encourage the adoption of effective strategies in mental health support.
To enhance our project's impact, we aim to unite peer support workers, mental health professionals, and stakeholders through collaboration. We plan to host virtual workshops, engaging webinars, and free online training with experts to expand knowledge about peer support among patients and carers.
About the project
Bridging the Gap through Peer Support
The COVID pandemic and cost of living crisis have led to a rise in mental health issues across many EU countries, straining limited services and increasing wait times for help. Our project addresses this by expanding peer support, which connects those who have faced similar challenges to offer support and guidance, helping bridge the gap between patients and mental health professionals. This initiative aims to create a supportive community for recovery and healing.
Glossary
Peer support
When people use their own experiences to help each other.
Support groups
Gatherings of people who share common experiences, situations, problems or conditions.
One-on-one individual support
Peer support is provided through one-on-one basis.
Telephone-based peer support
This type of peer support is provided through regular phone calls.
Web- and email-based support
These programs use the Internet to mobilize peer support.
Professional-led group visits with peer exchange
In this model, patients who share the same condition are brought together with a health care provider or team of providers.
One-to-family, or family-to-family support
Peer support may need to be provided to the family of a participant in order to facilitate behavioral change.
New
Virtual library coming soon
We’re excited to announce that our virtual library is coming soon. We hope the resources and information about peer support will make it easy for you to find what you need, whether it’s peer support training, activities in your country/region, meeting other peer supporters, or getting involved by sharing your experiences and stories. We hope to include lots of resources such as:
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