Peer International Exchange
Peer International Exchange
Podcast Description
Peer International Exchange (PIE) is a podcast spotlighting the voices of peer support workers and volunteers around the world. Hosted by Dr. Justin Bell, the show explores how peers are advancing recovery, challenging systems, and building stronger, more sustainable roles in mental health and addiction services. Each episode features global perspectives on peer work, workforce development, and the power of lived experience.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of peer support, recovery processes, and workforce development within mental health and addiction services, featuring episodes that include discussions on the integration of peer workers into psychiatric care, such as the conversation with Stéphane Waha about the Belgian peer support movement and the complexities of advancing supportive policies.

Peer International Exchange (PIE) is a podcast spotlighting the voices of peer support workers and volunteers around the world. Hosted by Dr. Justin Bell, the show explores how peers are advancing recovery, challenging systems, and building stronger, more sustainable roles in mental health and addiction services. Each episode features global perspectives on peer work, workforce development, and the power of lived experience.
In this episode, we talk with Phillip Stone, a family peer worker from Victoria, Australia. Phillip shares how the whole family approach is shifting mental health services to listen to and include families, and why family peer support is vital for transforming care.

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