Thanks and a hat tip to Pam W.
With the implementation of the ACA and integrated care systems, the role of peer supporter has the potential to undergo very significant expansion. Most dramatically, an opportunity will exist for a peer to serve persons who have no behavioral health conditions. Some will be persons with conditions ranging from simple medical ailments to diabetes or heart disease. Others will be people without any disease condition who are seeking to facilitate their own wellness through prevention and promotion services. Perhaps almost as dramatic, an opportunity will exist for peers to help improve wellness interventions for persons who do have behavioral health conditions, especially in a whole-health oriented integrated care system.