2024
Editorial: Caring for our workers: advancing human resource management to support workforce mental health
Bartram T, Byrne L, Wang Y, Jiang Z. Editorial: Caring for our workers: advancing human resource management to support workforce mental health. Personnel Review 2024, 53: 1077-1091. DOI: 10.1108/pr-07-2024-935.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Differences and Similarities Between Consumer- and Caregiver- or Family-Informed Peer Roles in Mental Health
Roennfeldt H, Chapman M, Runneboom C, Wang Y, Byrne L. Differences and Similarities Between Consumer- and Caregiver- or Family-Informed Peer Roles in Mental Health. Psychiatric Services 2023, 74: 1037-1044. PMID: 36987707, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer workersCaregiver perspectivesMental health staffMental health sectorMixed-methods designPeer workforceCaregiving experienceHealth staffPeer staffMental healthService usersCaregiversPeer roleHealth sectorQualitative findingsWork practiceQualitative dataFamily membersStaffAustralian surveyWorkforceAnalyzed dataQuantitative dataParticipantsWorkersMental Health Service Staff on Sharing Lived Experience in the Workplace
King A, Roennfeldt H, Brasier C, Byrne L, Fortune T, Brophy L. Mental Health Service Staff on Sharing Lived Experience in the Workplace. Australian Social Work 2023, 77: 228-242. DOI: 10.1080/0312407x.2022.2156802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCore social work valuesSocial work valuesSocial workersLived experienceService users' experiencesMental health service staffService reformHealth service staffWork valuesService staffInclusion of staffRange of rolesMental health workplaceMental health servicesHealth servicesService usersQualitative studyMental health systemStaff perspectivesConflicting waysHealth workplaceReformWorkersResponsibilityPerspective
2021
Peer support work for people experiencing mental distress attending the emergency department: Exploring the potential
Brasier C, Roennfeldt H, Hamilton B, Martel A, Hill N, Stratford A, Buchanan‐Hagen S, Byrne L, Castle D, Cocks N, Davidson L, Brophy L. Peer support work for people experiencing mental distress attending the emergency department: Exploring the potential. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2021, 34: 78-84. PMID: 34490720, DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer support workersPeer support workMental distressED staffSupport personsSupport workersPeer workersEmergency departmentED servicesFocus groupsED contextCo-produced qualitative studyExpert panelDistressEDQualitative studyMulti-disciplinary research teamSignificant workforceGroupWorkersStaff
2018
Taking a Gamble for High Rewards? Management Perspectives on the Value of Mental Health Peer Workers
Byrne L, Roennfeldt H, O’Shea P, Macdonald F. Taking a Gamble for High Rewards? Management Perspectives on the Value of Mental Health Peer Workers. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2018, 15: 746. PMID: 29652822, PMCID: PMC5923788, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15040746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsView of managementPerspective of managementMental health peer workersManagement perspectiveManagement rolesPeer workersForms of diversityEffective recruitmentOrganizationHigher perceptionUser involvementHigher benefitsQualitative researchImpactful methodPublic health organizationsHigh rewardWorkers