Could peer support help workers stay safe from COVID?
Peer support is a health intervention through which an individual receives guidance from a person who has lived with a similar condition—someone who can share first-person understanding and strategies that a clinician often can’t. Peer support may be given in group or one-on-one settings, by people who share a wide range of health conditions, including intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
“It’s underutilized, but research has identified that when peer support is provided by individuals with IDD, it can be quite effective,...