Sharon Friel Sharon Friel

Rethinking Supporting Our Mental Health Workforce: The Power of Intentional Peer Relationships

The mental health workforce is under immense strain. Burnout, high turnover, and increasing complexity in client needs are stretching traditional care models to their limits. As someone working in the sector, I’ve seen firsthand how conventional approaches, often built around one-to-one clinical relationships and hierarchical supervision, can leave workers overwhelmed and isolated.

But there’s another way.

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