Produced for UVic's Research Reels competition.

Experiential Workers, i.e. peer workers with lived/living experience, are important service providers that play a crucial role in supporting individuals that use substances in overdose response situations. These situations are stressful, and can have lasting social, mental and emotional impacts for Experiential Workers. Unlike other healthcare providers and first responders, Experiential Workers often lack access to institutional or occupational mental health support.

The Peer2Peer (P2P) project aims to identify, implement and evaluate peer-led support interventions that would be valuable and effective for Experiential Workers.
Eight peer-led focus groups (needs assessments) were conducted between November 2018 and March 2019 across the lower mainland and Vancouver Island. Three major themes were identified from the needs assessment and formed the basis of the intervention model, “ROSE”; R-Recognition, O-Organizational Support, S-Skill Development, and E-for Everyone. Implementation of this intervention is currently being piloted at two organizations: RainCity Housing in Vancouver and Fraser regions, and Solid Outreach in Victoria.

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