Peer Counseling Effectiveness in Acute Care at Kings County Hospital

• By: Jonathan P. Edwards, LMSW Janine Perazzo, LCSW Kings County Hospital Center
• April 1st, 2013
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Peer counseling is not new to Kings County Hospital Center (KCHC). In fact, it began more than ten years ago when a former patient—a tireless advocate and pioneer of the consumer mental health recovery movement—was hired as a part-time intern to work on inpatient services. In 2004, through a...