…powerful tools that make recovery possible
Our Network Officer Lesley Smith’s Scotsman opinion piece explores why lived experience and peer support should be a key part of our mental health system.
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NHS mental health services are often presented as the only route to support – a route often blocked by waiting times and lack of resource. We see peer support as a valuable complement and asset to the supports that are currently available. A way to reduce the burden on services, give people more choice, more access and tap into something really rather special.
Lesley Smith, Network Officer, Scottish Recovery Network