Effectiveness, acceptability and potential harms of peer support for self-harm in non-clinical settings: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many people who have self-harmed prefer informal sources of support or support from those with lived experience. However, little is known about whether peer support improves outcomes for people who have self-harmed or about the risks of peer support interventions in non-clinical settings.

Aims

The aims of this review were to examine the effectiveness, acceptability and potential risks of peer support for self-harm, and how these risks might be mitigated.

Method

We searched bibliographic databases and grey literature for papers published since 2000. We included peer support for self-harm that occurred in voluntary-sector organisations providing one-to-one or group support, or via moderated online peer support forums.

Results

Eight of the ten papers in

SUBMITTER: Abou Seif N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811789 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature