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Table 1 Practical and emotional support provided by Peer Navigators

From: Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and accessibility of a peer-delivered intervention to reduce harm and improve the well-being of people who experience homelessness with problem substance use: the SHARPS study

Healthcare

Support to access healthcare services, including attending appointments to GPs, physiotherapists, dieticians, and dentists

Access to substance use treatment

Money for travel to/from appointments

Advocacy at appointments on participants’ behalf

Housing

Access to housing

Money to purchase household appliances

Benefits

Access to benefits, including phone calls and attending appointments

Practical support

Paying for food and hot drinks

Clothing, stamps, phone calls

Accompanying to hairdressers

Psychosocial support

Helping to secure volunteering and employment opportunities

Helping to connect/reconnect with family, friends and children

Emotional support

Listening

Being reliable and consistent