Rapid realist review of organisational supports for youth peer support workers
Community-based mental health organisations can facilitate equitable peer employment through strategies that reduce professional stigma, enhance peer resilience and promote professional and personal development. Policy reform that addresses precarious work conditions is needed to support healthy work environments.
Authors
- Amanda Bellefeuille
- S. Ganapathy Iyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5082-0547)
- Tanya Halsall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5791-0986)
- Jennifer L. Couturier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3218-0168)
- Manuela Ferrari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7530-6210)
- Emma Cullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3332-9289)
- Gina Dimitropoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8871-7812)
- Scott B. Patten
- Mardi Daley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7908-9092)
- Hews-Girard Julia
- Allison Dunning
- Brittany Carde
- Jayden Lee
- Charlotte Evans
- Vanessa Sandoval
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- Canadian Mental Health Association (CA)
- Professional Engineers Ontario (CA)
- Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre (CA)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111837
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00