“I CAN TELL SHE LOVES ME”: STORY OF A PEER SUPPORT RELATIONSHIP

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Pauline Bernard
Yale University School of Medicine
Bridgett Williamson
Yale University School of Medicine
Thomas Wexler
Yale University School of Medicine
Shannon Smith
Billy Bromage
Yale University School of Medicine

Abstract

Peer support has proven its unique role and efficacy in the recovery process of people with mental health and substance use challenges. This narrative explores elements of a peer support relationship, through the eyes of both someone receiving and someone providing that support, within the context of community-based mental health interventions inspired by the citizenship framework of care. The interviewees highlight the personal impacts of the relationship on each person in the dyad and provide a discrete example of the potentiality of peer support work that is practiced outside of the formal mental health system and embedded in the community. 

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BERNARD, Pauline; WILLIAMSON, Bridgett; WEXLER, Thomas; SMITH, Shannon; BROMAGE, Billy. “I CAN TELL SHE LOVES ME”: STORY OF A PEER SUPPORT RELATIONSHIP. Brazilian Journal of Mental Health, [S. l.], v. 13, n. 35, p. 162–168, 2021. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/cbsm/article/view/82130. Acesso em: 31 aug. 2024.
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Vol. 13 No. 35 (2021): Mental Health Services, Programs, and Policies Oriented by Recovery and Citizenship Around the World - Part I
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Lived Experiences: Narrative in first person
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Author Biographies

Pauline Bernard, Yale University School of Medicine

PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Program for Recovery and Community Health

Bridgett Williamson, Yale University School of Medicine

Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Program for Recovery and Community Health

Thomas Wexler, Yale University School of Medicine

Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Program for Recovery and Community Health.

Shannon Smith

Member of Focus Act Connect Every-Day

Billy Bromage, Yale University School of Medicine

PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Program for Recovery and Community Health and Connecticut Mental Health Center

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