Commentary
Why Peer Support Matters: Lived Experience, Recovery, and Community Mental Health
There is a deceptively simple question at the heart of peer support: Why can someone who has “been there” sometimes help in ways that a trained professional cannot? This does not mean professional expertise is unimportant. Psychologists, physicians, social workers, counselors, and other professionals develop knowledge and skills that can be enormously valuable. But there […]
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