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Table 1 Illustration of the results.

From: Managers as peer workers’ allies: A qualitative study of managers’ perceptions and actions to involve peer workers in Norwegian mental health and substance use services

Themes

Subthemes

Peer workers boost the ongoing shift toward increased service user involvement

• Managers facilitate peer workers involvement

• Benefits to the organization, nonpeer workers, and service delivery

Peer workers are highly valued in the service transformation process

• Peer workers? contextual knowledge is vital when redefining services

• Peer workers facilitate communication and build bridges

Managers involve peer workers as partners in co-creation

• Managers commit to involving peer workers

• Challenges when involving peer workers as partners in co-creation