Peer supporter training duration ranged from a few hours to 192 hours, was most often in person, and intensive six-week training led all recruited peers to resign in one trial¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Twenty-nine (71%) of 41 studies reported on training; duration ranged from several hours to six weeks, or 192 hours, with most training spanning several days. → Lara Ernesto Isaac MA 2026 q3 i? Only five trials reported training format; one was over Zoom and four were in person. → Lara Ernesto Isaac MA 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Lara Ernesto Isaac MA 2026¶

Lara Ernesto Isaac MA, Bond Laura PhD, MA, Ratnakaran Adarsh MSc, Zheng Muxi MS, Song Emily MPH, Fang Kacey MSc, Suneja Priyanka MBPsS, MABP, Ballikar Saniya MSc, Mendes Malvina Carmel MSW, O'Neill Kathryn MPH, Carmio Natali PsyD, MPH, Agrawal Ravindra Narayan MBBS, DPM, MPM, MRCPsych, MBA, Patel Vikram PhD, MBBS. (2026). The Competencies and Implementation of Peer Support Interventions for People with Serious Mental Health Challenges: A Systematic Review. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1097/HRP.0000000000000460

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Systematic review synthesis of training implementation elements across 41 RCTs; the review reports the printed duration range and that reports on training length and format were inconsistent.

"Twenty-nine (71%) of the 41 included studies reported on peer supporter training. Training duration ranged from several hours to six weeks, or 192 hours, with most reported training spanning several days."

Lara Ernesto Isaac MA 2026 (2)¶

Lara Ernesto Isaac MA, Bond Laura PhD, MA, Ratnakaran Adarsh MSc, Zheng Muxi MS, Song Emily MPH, Fang Kacey MSc, Suneja Priyanka MBPsS, MABP, Ballikar Saniya MSc, Mendes Malvina Carmel MSW, O'Neill Kathryn MPH, Carmio Natali PsyD, MPH, Agrawal Ravindra Narayan MBBS, DPM, MPM, MRCPsych, MBA, Patel Vikram PhD, MBBS. (2026). The Competencies and Implementation of Peer Support Interventions for People with Serious Mental Health Challenges: A Systematic Review. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1097/HRP.0000000000000460

q3 · i? · review · r3

The review reports that training format was rarely reported; three of the four in-person trials may have duplicated the same peer supporters from the same training period.

"Only five trials reported on training format—one was over Zoom76 and four were in person."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Peer supporters in peer support RCTs were primarily recruited from community organizations and required lived experience and a similar diagnosis to service recipients — related
• Peer supporter supervision was most often weekly and consisted of reviewing fidelity ratings and discussing problems, with supervisors including experienced peers, clinicians, and research staff — related
• Task type significantly moderates the effect of peer-led learning: sessions where student leaders facilitate complete problem-based learning tasks yield achievement 0.30 standard deviation units higher than non-PBL sessions — related