Peer mentor programmes could become a pathway out of addiction
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The government has developed a £3.7 million peer mentor and employment programme for people with substance dependence to seek help from those who have beat addiction.
Peer mentors with experiences and histories of drug or alcohol dependency are to guide people on a journey away from addiction and into work in a new trial being tested across England.
As many mentors note returning to work being a vital step in their own recovery from addiction, they aim to draw on their lived experiences of drug or alcohol dependency to support people in the same position.
The peer mentor programme is being trialled in 40 Jobcentres as part of efforts by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help those with substance issues and to grow the economy.
What have peer mentors said about the programme so far?
A peer mentor called Declan, who overcame 20 years of substance dependency thanks to getting help and returning to work, said: ‘I spent around 20 years using continuously, almost every couple ...
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