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Title: Understanding the roles and experiences of mental health peer support workers in England: a qualitative interview study.
Authors: Cooper RE; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK. ruth.1.cooper@kcl.ac.uk., Lyons N; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Jeffreys S; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) Lived Experience Working Group, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Jeynes T; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) Lived Experience Working Group, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Nicholls V; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Foye U; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK., Shah P; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) Lived Experience Working Group, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Mitchell L; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) Lived Experience Working Group, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Machin K; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) Lived Experience Working Group, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.; With-you Consultancy, Merseyside, UK., Chipp B; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) Lived Experience Working Group, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Grundy A; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health (MHPRU) Lived Experience Working Group, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Pemovska T; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Ahmed N; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Appleton R; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Repper J; ImROC (Implementing Recovery Through Organisational Change), ImROC Head Office, Nottingham, UK., Lloyd-Evans B; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK., Simpson A; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.; Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK., Johnson S; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.; North London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Source: BMC psychiatry [BMC Psychiatry] 2026 Feb 20; Vol. 26 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Feb 20.
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