People with experience of mental health conditions should be paid to help others

For anyone diagnosed with physical illnesses, like cancer, it’s common for services and organisations to provide peer-support programs.

Programs like these acknowledge the need for people to learn how to navigate all of the services and information from those who’ve already experienced the illness themselves. They can also provide important therapeutic connections.

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Topics:

Health

Source:

Univerity of Melbourne

Date published:

Mon 18th Mar, 2024