The idea and practice of people assisting each other to address an issue or set of problems has been in existence since the beginning of time. Hence, peer support in mental health emanates from myriad historical events; two significant events are the advent of moral treatment in the late 18th century and the mental health service user movement that began in the 1970s (Chamberlin, 1978; Davidson, Bellamy, Guy, & Miller, 2012; Swarbrick, 2009; Weiner, 1979; DHHS, 2003). Although the genesis of peer…
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