12. Evaluate Your Group

Step Twelve | Evaluate Your Group

Setting up your peer support group is just the beginning. It’s important to check if the group is truly helping its members and the community. Evaluating your group helps you see what’s working and what needs improvement.

There are two types of evaluations to think about:

• A process evaluation checks if the group is running as planned.
• An impact evaluation measures how the group affects its members.
  

Tip: Evaluation isn’t just a final step. Collect information regularly to see if changes are needed and make improvements as you go.