Peer Workers in Co-production and Co-creation in Mental Health and Substance Use Services: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: People with lived experience of mental health challenges are extensively employed as peer workers within mental health and substance use services worldwide. Research shows that peer workers benefit individuals using such services and can have essential roles in developing recovery-oriented services. However, understanding how peer workers' contributions, by their role, functions, and input can be better used remains a critical challenge. Research on public sector innovation has focused on relevant actors collaborating to tackle complex demands. Co-production and co-creation are concepts used to describe this collaboration. Co-production refers to the collaboration between providers and users at the point of service delivery, whereas co-creation refers to collaboration starting in the early

SUBMITTER: Akerblom KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9931804 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature