“…Four peer support models were identified, but none were specifically for older. One of the models, Shoulder to Shoulder, was based in the UK (Cronin, 2013), with the other three based in the United States of America (USA); Vet-to-Vet (Barber, Rosenheck, Armstrong and Resnick, 2008;Eisen et al, 2012;Goldberg and Resnick, 2010;Resnick, Armstrong, Sperrazza, Harkness, Resnick and Rosenheck, 2004;Resnick and Rosenheck, 2010), Buddy-to-Buddy (Greden, et al, 2010), and Veterans Administration (VA) Little Brother/Sister programme (Jain, McLean and Rosen, 2012). The interventions also focused on acute conditions, as opposed to enhancing wellbeing and reducing isolation, or focused on enablement by providing practical support.…”