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Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation (2023)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Newby, C., Charles, A., Ng, F., Watson, E., Davidson, L., …Slade, M. (2023). Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01126-7

The employment of mental health peer support (PS) is recommended in national and international mental health policy, and widely implemented across many countries. The key components of PS remain to be identified. This study aimed to develop a typolog... Read More about Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation.

Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study (2023)
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Ramesh, M., Charles, A., Grayzman, A., Hiltensperger, R., Kalha, J., Kulkarni, A., …Slade, M. (2023). Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study. BMJ Open, 13(8), Article e058724. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058724

Objectives: Despite the established evidence base for mental health peer support work, widespread implementation remains a challenge. This study aimed to explore societal and organisational influences on the implementation of peer support work in low... Read More about Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study.

Systematic review and citation content analysis of the CHIME framework for mental health recovery processes: recommendations for developing influential conceptual frameworks (2023)
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Hare-Duke, L., Charles, A., Slade, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Dys, A., & Bijdevaate, D. (2023). Systematic review and citation content analysis of the CHIME framework for mental health recovery processes: recommendations for developing influential conceptual frameworks. Journal of Recovery in Mental Health, 6(1), 38-44. https://doi.org/10.33137/jrmh.v6i1.38556

Objectives To identify design features of the CHIME conceptual framework of mental health recovery which are associated with high rates of citation. Research Design and Methods Systematic review of all citations of the Connectedness, Hope, I... Read More about Systematic review and citation content analysis of the CHIME framework for mental health recovery processes: recommendations for developing influential conceptual frameworks.

A multi-national peer support intervention: the UPSIDES pilot phase (2022)
Journal Article
Nixdorf, R., Nugent, L., Aslam, R., Barber, S., Charles, A., Gai Meir, L., …Mahlke, C. (2022). A multi-national peer support intervention: the UPSIDES pilot phase. Advances in Mental Health, 20(1), 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2021.2020140

Objective. Using Peer Support in Developing Empowering Mental Health Services (UPSIDES) is evaluating implementation of a peer support worker (PSW) intervention at six recruiting sites (Germany, India, Israel, Tanzania, and Uganda) (ISRCTN26008944).... Read More about A multi-national peer support intervention: the UPSIDES pilot phase.

Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- A nd low-income countries: Study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT) (2020)
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Moran, G. S., Kalha, J., Mueller-Stierlin, A., Kilian, R., Krumm, S., Slade, M., …Puschner, B. (2020). Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- A nd low-income countries: Study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT). Trials, 21(1), Article 371. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4177-7

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: Peer support is an established intervention involving a person recovering from mental illness supporting others with mental illness. Peer support is an under-used resource in global mental health. Building upon compr... Read More about Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- A nd low-income countries: Study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT).

Typology of modifications to peer support work for adults with mental health problems: systematic review (2020)
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Charles, A., Thompson, D., Nixdorf, R., Ryan, G., Shamba, D., Kalha, J., …Mpango, R. (2020). Typology of modifications to peer support work for adults with mental health problems: systematic review. British Journal of Psychiatry, 216(6), 301-307. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2019.264

© The Authors 2020. Background Peer support work roles are being implemented internationally, and increasingly in lower-resource settings. However, there is no framework to inform what types of modifications are needed to address local contextual and... Read More about Typology of modifications to peer support work for adults with mental health problems: systematic review.

The mechanisms and processes of connection: developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives (2019)
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Ng, F., Charles, A., Pollock, K., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Cuijpers, P., Gillard, S., …Slade, M. (2019). The mechanisms and processes of connection: developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives. BMC Psychiatry, 19, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2405-z

Background: Mental health recovery narratives are a core component of recovery-oriented interventions such as peer support and anti-stigma campaigns. A substantial number of recorded recovery narratives are now publicly available online in different... Read More about The mechanisms and processes of connection: developing a causal chain model capturing impacts of receiving recorded mental health recovery narratives.

Exploring young people’s experiences and perceptions of mental health and well-being using photography (2019)
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Charles, A., & Felton, A. (2019). Exploring young people’s experiences and perceptions of mental health and well-being using photography. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 25(1), 13-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12351

© 2019 Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Introduction: The mental health of young people is a major global public health concern. A shift in focus towards children and young people’s mental health in the UK has emphasized young peopl... Read More about Exploring young people’s experiences and perceptions of mental health and well-being using photography.