'This is PEEP' participatory qualitative study: learning from a provincial consultation and advisory group of people with lived and living experience of substance use in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To summarise PEEP's (Professionals for Ethical Engagement of Peers-a group of consultants with lived and living experience of substance use) outputs and gain insights into PEEP's impact and suggestions for the future.

Design

Included an environmental scan to collate PEEP activities and outputs and a participatory qualitative design using thematic analysis.

Setting

British Columbia, Canada.

Participants

Eight members of PEEP and nine staff/people who consulted PEEP were interviewed.

Results

PEEP members are co-authors/acknowledged for their input in 25 peer review publications and 16 reports; PEEP members co-presented or were co-authors on 33 presentations. PEEP meets by Zoom two times per week and is paid monthly via honorarium from the Provin

SUBMITTER: Daowd K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11552597 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature