Tag: research
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Peer Support Futures
My essay, “Peer Support Futures” has been published in The Perch, an open-access (free to read) creative arts mental health journal, published by the Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health. Read “Peer Support Futures” online This paper is based on my previous major research paper “Dreaming Peer Support Futures“, and is an exploration of…
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Trends & Emerging Issues in Peer Support
Following the 2025 PeerWorks and Peer Support Canada conference in May, I have been reflecting on what I understand to be some key emerging issues and trends for the peer support sector in Ontario and beyond — early indicators of change with the potential to dramatically shape what the sector will look like in the…
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Claiming “Peer”: What’s in a Word?
On Tuesday February 4, I will be presenting at the annual Peer Support Strong conference, hosted by PeerWorks and the Lived Experience & Recovery Network (LERN). This conference is fully virtual and free to attend. Watch the Recording My presentation will explore the various ways “peerness” has been conceptualized in peer support literature and practice,…
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Mapping Peer Support Futures
On February 27, I facilitated a workshop for PeerWorks members with the goal of mapping the future of mental health peer support and outlining possible scenarios. This workshop was attended by 6 peer workers, primarily from Ontario. Below is a summary of some of our discussions. [A short summary of the results from this workshop…
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Dreaming Peer Support Futures
My major research paper, Dreaming Peer Support Futures, is now available on YorkSpace! Drawing on practices of diffractive reading supported by zine-making methods, throughout this major research paper I explore the question: “what could a lens of futurity offer the discipline of consumer/survivor peer support?” In Chapter 1, I engage in a theoretical dialogue between…
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