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JOURNAL OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE
Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 214-229Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1078345817700602
Keywords
peer education; peer support; prison; typology; systematic review
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- National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research program [10/2002/13]
- National Institute for Health Research [10/2002/13] Funding Source: researchfish
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Peer interventions delivered for prisoners by prisoners offer a means to improve health and reduce risk factors for this population. The variety of peer programs poses challenges for synthesizing evidence. This article presents a typology developed as part of a systematic review of peer interventions in prison settings. Peer interventions are grouped into four modes: peer education, peer support, peer mentoring, and bridging roles, with the addition of a number of specific interventions identified through the review process. The article discusses the different modes of peer delivery with reference to a wider health promotion literature on the value of social influence and support. In conclusion, the typology offers a framework for developing the evidence base across a diverse field of practice in correctional health care.
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