Table 1 Characteristics of peer support worker participants

Socio-demographics

N (%)/Median

Age

 Age (Median)

23

Gender

 Woman

13 (92.9)

 Genderfluid

1 (7.1)

Ethnicity^b

 White

8 (57.1)

 Chinese

2 (14.3)

 South Asian

2 (14.3)

 Southeast Asian

1 (7.1)

 Fijian

1 (7.1)

Employment^c

 Integrated youth service (IYS)

9 (50.0)

 Community setting

3 (16.7)

 School setting

3 (16.7)

 Crisis support

2 (11.1)

 Mental health service

1 (5.6)

Received peer support training^c

 Yes

15 (83.3)

 No

3 (16.7)

Experience as a peer support worker^c

 Under 1 year

3 (16.7)

 1–2 years

5 (27.8)

 2–4 years

6 (3.3)

 5–10 years

4 (22.2)