Peer Support Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Peer Support Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Recovery and peer support: Every District Health Board in Aotearoa New Zealand currently offers some form of peer support, even if in small amounts. This is part of a growing commitment to place ‘recovery’ at the heart of the mental health system. There are two types of recovery in relation to mental illness. The first is recovery in the sense of restoring previous functioning and reducing symptoms. Peer support operates with recovery in its second meaning, which comes out of the civil rights...

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Research paper

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Report

Date created

2011

Creator

Scott, A.L. / Doughty, C. / Kahi, H.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5258

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health / sociology / mental health / peer support / New Zealand / Medical and Health Sciences / Public Health and Health Services / Mental Health

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