Evidence reported that peer team members' knowledge, street smarts, and personal experience with mental health treatment and homelessness was essential to the service.

Experience with mental health service delivery system

Peer providers need to be stable or in a state of recovery because they function as positive role models and upward comparisons for others. 

Stable and in recovery

Peer providers cannot be current substance abusers, for they do not offer a positive role model for others. 

Not current substance abuser or dependent

* Experience with mental health service delivery system
* Stable and in recovery
* Not current substance abuser or dependent

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* Service elements
* Characteristics of peer providers
* Characteristics of mental health service delivery system

Critical ingredients of peer provided services 

Solomon, P. (2004). Peer support/peer provided services underlying processes, benefits, and critical ingredients. Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, 27(4), 392. https://doi.org/10.2975/27.2004.392.401

Peer support/peer provided services underlying processes, benefits, and critical ingredients.

* Use of experiential learning process
* Use of mutual benefit
* Use of natural social support
* Voluntary nature of the service
* Primary control of service by individuals with psychiatric disorders

Service elements

Characteristics of peer providers

* Diversity and accessibility of types/categories of peer provided services 
* Reflect cultural diversity of the community
* Availability of adjunctive and alternative peer provided services

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