Peer Support

Involving peers can enrich research when it’s done right

What factors are important for peer researchers to have in common with research participants? We asked Sarah Markham, an advisory group member, about her involvement in the evaluation of Women Side by Side

Women

Peer Support

Collaborating with people with lived experience

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Principles tell us what good peer support for new mums looks like

Putting lived experience at the heart of a project about perinatal peer support has been key to its success, says Laura Wood

Maternal mental health

Peer Support

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What can women’s peer support projects teach us about being gender responsive and trauma-informed?

Andreja Mesaric, the project lead at McPin, outlines how we are evaluating a peer support programme for women who experience multiple disadvantage

Women

Trauma-informed

Peer Support

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This Time to Talk Day, take time to time to listen

When someone opens up about their mental health difficulties, my personal experience and McPin's research into peer support, has taught me that the most valuable thing is to listen, says Rose Thomson

Mental Health

Time to Talk Day

Peer Support

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