title: Developing a Typology for Peer Education and Peer Support Delivered by Prisoners.
abstract: Peer interventions delivered for prisoners by prisoners offer a means to improve health and reduce risk factors for this population. The variety of peer programs poses challenges for synthesizing evidence. This article presents a typology developed as part of a systematic review of peer interventions in prison settings. Peer interventions are grouped into four modes: peer education, peer support, peer mentoring, and bridging roles, with the addition of a number of specific interventions identified through the review process. The article discusses the different modes of peer delivery with reference to a wider health promotion literature on the value of social influence and support. In conclusion, the typology offers a framework for developing the evidence base across a diverse field of practice in correctional health care.
authors.affiliation: 1 Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Health & Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: South
authors.affiliation: 1 Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Health & Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Anne-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bagnall
authors.affiliation: 1 Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Health & Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woodall
mesh_terms: D004493:Education / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D012944:Social Support
keywords: peer education; peer support; prison; systematic review; typology