Implementation of a patient-centered, peer support model of care for young adults presenting to the emergency department with mental health and substance use challenges

Shelley L McLeod^{1

2}, Rhiannon Thomas³, Allison Dunning⁴, Chloe Chalmers³, Stef Figueiredo³, Mahfam Nikoo³, Bjug Borgundvaag^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada. shelley.mcleod@sinaihealth.ca.
² Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. shelley.mcleod@sinaihealth.ca.
³ Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Peer Support Canada, Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Editorial

Shelley L McLeod et al. CJEM. 2025.

. 2025 Sep 4.

doi: 10.1007/s43678-025-00978-3. Online ahead of print.

Shelley L McLeod^{1

2}, Rhiannon Thomas³, Allison Dunning⁴, Chloe Chalmers³, Stef Figueiredo³, Mahfam Nikoo³, Bjug Borgundvaag^{3

5}

¹ Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada. shelley.mcleod@sinaihealth.ca.
² Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. shelley.mcleod@sinaihealth.ca.
³ Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Peer Support Canada, Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁵ Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: All authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

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