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 dr...
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