The Future is Peer: opportunities and impact

With growing recognition in national strategies like Creating Hope Together and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Delivery Plan, there’s a renewed commitment to embedding peer support across Scotland’s mental health system.

Drawing on insights from The Big Scottish Peer Support Survey, during this webinar, we’ll consider how peer support is being delivered to support mental health recovery and the impact it’s having.

We’ll also explore the need for a shared understanding of peer support and reflect on its potential to transform mental health services and support in the future.

Supporting peer leadership. This Peer Connects webinar is for anyone with an interest in the role of peer support, including Peer Workers, Service Providers, Policy-Makers, Planners, Commissioners, and People with Lived Experience.

Online security and wellbeing

We will be using the video conferencing tool Microsoft Teams for this event. Your online security and wellbeing are our utmost priority. We will send out a secure Microsoft Teams link ahead of the event. If you want to call into this event on your phone (audio access) we can accommodate this.

Accessibility

If you have any accessibility or communication needs that would help you take part, please let us know. To book BSL Interpreters or Electronic Notetakers, we need two weeks’ notice.

If you have any further questions, contact 0300 323 9956 or info@scottishrecovery.net

British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us directly by using Contact Scotland BSL

Peer Connects programme 2025/26

Peer Connects is a programme of free learning events and webinars, featuring guest contributors, networking opportunities, new tools and a chance to share practice with other people passionate about peer support!

The Peer Connects programme has three over-arching themes: sharing what's possible, growing peer support and supporting peer leadership.

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