‘The system is mad making’: peer support and the institutional context of an NHS mental health service

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‘The system is mad making’: peer support and the institutional context of an NHS mental health service

In the past decade, peer support has become a common feature of mental health service provision, both in third sector organisations and in statutory mental health services. Most NHS mental health services now employ peer support workers, who use their lived experience of mental distress and recovery...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Watson, Emma
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Peer support; Mental health; NHS institution; Recovery
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/61221/

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