Evaluation of a pilot 'peer support' training programme for volunteers in a hospital-based cancer information and support centre

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Funding Acknowledgements

Peter MacCallum would like to acknowledge invaluable assistance and support from the Cancer Council Victoria in developing this training programme; The Pratt Foundation for support of Harnessing Inner Strength, the internal psychosocial programme at Peter Mac; Associate Professor Penny Schofield and Ms Annabel Pollard from the Harnessing Inner Strength team for support and comments on the original manuscript and Ms. Anne Franzi-Ford J.P., Manager of Volunteer Services at Peter Mac, for assistance with adapting and co-facilitating the training programme and the PISC volunteers for their participation and support.