Hews-Girard Julia C, Cullen Emma, Singh Manya, Perry Rosemary, Brill Kayla, Taylor Nadine, Munson Michelle, Barbic Skye, Henderson Jo, Cronin Shauna, Harley Micaela, Salt Valerie, Parker Naomi J, Urichuk Liana, Iyer Srividya, Dimitropoulos Gina
The Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Community Ment Health J. 2025 Jan 7. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01440-x.
To mitigate barriers to care among youth (12-25 years), community-based organizations have increasingly integrated peer support as a complement to clinical mental health care; however, information regarding the integration process is lacking. To explore organizational perspectives regarding the contexts and mechanisms underlying integration of peer support for youth accessing mental health services from community-based, youth-serving organizations. Representatives from community-based youth-serving organizations completed a survey describing the contexts in which they are located and their experiences integrating peer support. Text responses were analyzed using directed content analysis. 21 organizations serving youth aged 11-29 years responded. Three generic categories were identified: 1) Context is key and safe environments, 2) Supportive organizations and valuing lived experience, 3) Benefits for peer support providers and receivers and purposeful integration into the organization. Peer support integration requires valuing of the lived experience of peers and creation of a safe organizational environment.
为了减少青少年（12至25岁）获得护理的障碍，社区组织越来越多地将同伴支持作为临床心理健康护理的补充；然而，关于整合过程的信息却很缺乏。为了探索社区青少年服务组织在为青少年提供心理健康服务时，关于同伴支持整合的背景和机制的组织观点。来自社区青少年服务组织的代表完成了一项调查，描述了他们所在的背景以及他们整合同伴支持的经历。使用定向内容分析法对文本回复进行了分析。21个为11至29岁青少年服务的组织做出了回应。确定了三个通用类别：1）背景是关键和安全的环境，2）支持性组织和重视生活经历，3）同伴支持提供者和接受者的益处以及有目的地融入组织。同伴支持整合需要重视同伴的生活经历并创造一个安全的组织环境。
