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Peer support

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Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) Jargon Buster

Think Local Act Personal

The practical and emotional help and support that people who have personal experience of a particular health condition or disability can give each other, based on their shared experience. People support each other as equals, one-to-one or in groups, either face-to-face, online or on the telephone.

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