Nonprofessional Peer Support to Improve Mental Health: Randomized Trial of a Scalable Web-Based Peer Counseling Course

• Main Authors: Bernecker, Samantha L (Author), Williams, Joseph Jay (Author), Caporale-Berkowitz, Norian A (Author), Wasil, Akash R (Author), Constantino, Michael J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundMillions of people worldwide are underserved by the mental health care system. Indeed, most mental health problems go untreated, often because of resource constraints (eg, limited provider availability and cost) or lack of interest or faith in professional help. Furthermore, subclinical sy...