Model | Description | Delivery Methods | Specific Model Benefits | Example |
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One-on-one (individual) | Peer Support between two people. Most likely involving a professional third-party to link the two people together | Face to face, Phone, Online | Tailored for the individual | One-on-one Peer Support Appointments (Orygen; https://oyh.org.au/client-hub/peer-support-team/1-1-peer-support-appointments) |
Group peer-to-peer support | Groups share a lived experience. May be structured and organised, however, no formal facilitator. Can be independent or tied to a larger network | Face to face, Online | Tailored to the shared lived experience. Can be informal and include social activities | Grow (https://www.grow.org.au/) |
Peer-led groups | Peer-Leaders sharing their lived experience to support and educate others similar to themselves. Can be workshops or structured group peer support often tied to a larger network | Face to face, Online | Tailored to the shared lived experience, may have educational aspects | Hearing Voices Network (https://www.hearing-voices.org/) |
Groups co-facilitated by peer and traditionally qualified expert (e.g. clinician) | Often involves professional health services, where a group of people with a shared lived experience are supported by both an expert and peer. Can be structured and formal | Face to face, Online | Tailored to both group and individual, may have educational and treatment aspects | Headspace centres (https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/sunshine/youth-peer-support-at-headspace-sunshine/) |
Online peer support | Can be one-on-one or group format. May have professional involvement through moderators. Mostly peer-to-peer support through forums | Online | Can be anonymous | Side by Side (Mind; https://sidebyside.mind.org.uk/) |