Research article: The Best of Both Worlds Experiences of young people attending groups co-facilitated by peer workers and clinicians in a youth mental health service
King, A. J., & Simmons, M. B. (2022), Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 1–11.
Research article: Someone Who Has Been in My Shoes: The Effectiveness of a Peer Support Model for Providing Support to Partners, Family and Friends of Child Sexual Abuse Material Offenders
Christian Jones, Michael Salter & Delanie Woodlock (2022): “Someone Who Has Been in My Shoes”: The Effectiveness of a Peer Support Model for Providing Support to Partners, Family and Friends…
Research article: An Update of Peer Support/Peer Provided Services Underlying Processes, Benefits, and Critical Ingredients
Fortuna, K.L., Solomon, P. & Rivera, J. An Update of Peer Support/Peer Provided Services Underlying Processes, Benefits, and Critical Ingredients. Psychiatr Q (2022).
Time to change course in stigma research?
As one of the world’s longest running anti-stigma campaigns, Time to Change (UK), came to an end in March 2021, policy makers, campaigners and researchers will be looking to learn…
Research article: The Nature and Impact of Informal Mental Health Support in an LGBTQ Context: Exploring Peer Roles and Their Challenges
Research shows that LGBTQ communities experience high levels of suicidality and mental ill health. They also face significant barriers to accessing adequate mental health treatment in service settings. In response…
Research article: Evaluation of PartnerSPEAK
The findings of interviews with peer support workers address how the use of multiple instances of the intentional peer support model implemented by PartnerSPEAK has a mutual benefit for both…
Research article: Whispers in private: The lived experiences of male victims of intimate partner violence – a research paper
Read article (PDF) Author: Alison Noël BurkeOctober 2021
Research article: Living with and Healing from Complex Trauma
Trauma-informed peer support helps create a shared understanding of trauma experiences, the different ways people cope, give and receive support, and recover. It fosters healing relationships, which negate the power and control of traditional…
Research article: How gender bias in research and the use of misleading language harms male victims of family violence – a case study
Read article (PDF) Primary author: One in Three Campaign9 Sept 2021
Research article: Research shows that therapy practices should align with peer support values – empathy and understanding as a basis for a ‘healing relationship
Read article (PDF) Primary author: Cortis, Kyle Jason. American International CollegeMay 2021
Research article: Some recent research on the impacts of childhood sexual abuse on male survivor relationships – including the roles of significant others
Title: The Relationship Experiences of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Analysis Although the experience of sexual abuse is quite common among men, particularly among those in clinical populations,…
Research article: New research shows that disabled people experience higher rates of violence
This is the first population-based prevalence research exploring experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) among disabled people in Aotearoa New Zealand. The researchers also explored prevalence rates of non-partner violence…
Research article: Research confirms that supervision of peer support workers is better if informed by knowledge and understanding of the role
This content analysis of open-ended survey responses compares and contrasts perceptions on supervision from supervisors with experience providing direct peer support services (PS) and supervisors without experience providing direct peer…
Research article: Supporting young men who are affected by suicide
New research shows young men experience four different types of silence following the suicide of a close friend or peer. Dr Chris Bowden discusses his findings and what teachers, schools…
Research article: Improving policy and practice responses for men sexually abused in childhood
A significant number of men in Australia are victim/survivors of child sexual abuse. While a growing number of services offer therapeutic support and counselling for men, the issue of men’s…
Research article: Is peer support effective?
Studies on the use of peers in the mental health field have demonstrated that peer staff have an ability to reach people who have been otherwise seen as difficult to…
Research article: How Adults Tell: A Study of Adults’ Experiences of Disclosure to Child Protection Social Work Services
Summary: This paper presents the findings of a study examining adult disclosures of childhood sexual abuse to child protection social work services in the Republic of Ireland. Limited literature indicates…
Research article: The experience of partner relationships for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse : a qualitative synthesis
Summary: Research has documented wide-ranging psychological impacts of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) for male survivors, but their experience of relationships is understudied. This qualitative review aimed to synthesize the qualitative…
Research article: Global Early Adolescent Study
Influence of gender norms on the (sexual) health of young adolescents (11-14 years old) Read article (PDF) Author: GEAS
Research article: Measuring Adverse Child Experiences Among Young Adolescents Globally: Relationships With Depressive Symptoms and Violence Perpetration
The purpose of the study was to develop a measure of ACEs applicable for young ado- lescents in low- and middle-income countries (ACEs) and to analyze the relationships of ACEs…
Research article: New research shows parents are major producers of child sexual abuse material
Child sexual abuse material — images and videos of kids being sexually abused — is a growing international problem. Almost 70 million reports of this material were made to US…
Research article: The long-term effects of child sexual abuse
This paper reviews recent Australian and international research on the long-term effects of child sexual abuse. It aims to assist practitioners and policy-makers who work with survivors of sexual abuse…