Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic & Refugee (BAMER) Peer Support Questionnaire
Peer Support means support provided to each other by people with similar life experiences as they move through life-situations which may be difficult or challenging. This support might be around shared experiences, such as health, disability, age, gender, culture, parenting or many other things.

For the following questions, please tick all the boxes that apply to you. Please refer to the Participant Information Sheet if you are unsure about anything.
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1. Are you answering this questionnaire as a:
2. What is the name of your group or organisation?
About the Group/Service
3. How did your group/service start?
4. a) What kind of support does your group offer?
4. b)
5. a) Is your group/service open to anyone or can only some people join? (e.g. only men, only older or younger people, only those from a cultural, national or religious group)
5. b) If your group is only open to some people, please tell us who:
6. Where does your group meet?
7. How is your group/service funded?
8. How is your group/service managed & supported?
9. How do you keep people safe in your group?
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10. If you're a member of a peer support group, how much control do you have over how the group is run?
If you're an organisation that provides peer support services, how do you make sure you listen to peer group members' opinions?
Access
11. How do new group members find out about your group/service?
12. Is there a referral process for accessing the group/service?
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If you have answered 'yes' is this:
13. Do people have to pay to use your group/service?
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14. Is there a time-limit on how long you can participate in the group?
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If 'yes', how long is this?
15. Have you looked for a particular type of peer support & not found it? (e.g. a group for people with a particular difficulty)
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If 'yes', please tell us what this was:
Peer Support Workers
16. Does your group/service use Peer Support Workers?
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17. Is your group supported by a worker with a different title?
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If 'no', please move on to Question 21
18. Are the Peer Support Worker posts paid or voluntary?
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19. If the posts are voluntary, what is the weekly time commitment? (hours or days)
20. a) Is training, support & supervision offered to Peer Support Workers?
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20. b) If 'yes', what training, support & supervision have you (or your Peer Support Worker) received?
Experience
21. From your experience, what have been the benefits of peer support (Tick all that apply)
a) To the person using peer support
b) To the Peer Support Worker
c) To the organisation providing peer support
22. What are the challenges of peer support for BAMER communities generally?
23. Are there any specific cultural or practical challenges for your organisation or peer group?
24. Did you have any expectations of what peer support would be like?
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Please explain your answer
25. If you had expectations, has peer support matched those expectations?
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Please explain your answer
26. Apart from your peer support group, are you in touch with other sources of support about your life situation?
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If 'yes', please tick all that apply:
27. If you don't use any of these service, why not? (Tick all that apply)
28. Is Peer Support different from any other support/treatment you have received?
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If 'yes', in what way is it different?
29. Would you recommend Peer Support to others?
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Please tell us the reason for your answer:
30. Do you evaluate the success/outcomes of your Peer Support group/service in any way?
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If 'yes', how is it evaluated?
31. Are you interested in knowing more about how Peer Support could be helpful for you?
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If 'yes', please share your name & contact details with us. We won't share them with anybody else without your permission.
Thank you very much for taking the time to participate!
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