Patient Focus Group Responses to Peer Mentoring in a High-Security Hospital

Peer mentoring programs in secure hospitals have attracted limited attention despite reported benefits of similar schemes within other mental health and prison services. High-secure hospital patient perspectives (N = 17) on the concept of peer mentoring and the implications for establishing a peer s...

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Published in:International journal of forensic mental health 2014-07, Vol.13 (3), p.242-251
Main Authors: Böhm, Bettina, Glorney, Emily, Tapp, James, Carthy, John, Noak, Jimmy, Moore, Estelle
Format: Article
Language:English
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Focus groups
forensic patients
Mental health care
mentoring
peer support
recovery
thematic analysis
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Summary:Peer mentoring programs in secure hospitals have attracted limited attention despite reported benefits of similar schemes within other mental health and prison services. High-secure hospital patient perspectives (N = 17) on the concept of peer mentoring and the implications for establishing a peer support scheme were investigated via focus groups. Thematic analysis of discussions generated five themes: how to meet the adjustment and support needs of a peer; differences between mentoring and other relationships; mentoring by peers within a secure setting; expectations of a mentor's skills to meet the challenges of mentoring; and ownership of a mentoring scheme. The need to offset risk management against the potential benefits of peer support for a population excluded on the basis of risk is reviewed throughout.
ISSN:1499-9013
1932-9903
DOI:10.1080/14999013.2014.922139