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Perceived Educational Needs of Substance Use Peer Support Specialists: A Qualitative Study
The opioid crisis is an ever-growing issue nationwide. The role of peer support specialists has received widespread acceptance in the substance use...
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Employment of Certified Peer Specialists in Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
The current demand for mental health services is exacerbated by an ongoing shortage of behavioral health care providers in the United States. The...
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Implementing Peer Specialists in Suicide Prevention Efforts in the Veterans Health Administration
Objective : The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) recognizes peer support as an underused intervention in suicide prevention. PREVAIL is a...
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The impact of peer support work on the mental health of peer support specialists
BackgroundPeers support specialists have positive impacts on the mental health of their service users. However, less is known about how their mental...
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Assessing the Training for Certified Peer Support Specialists Who Provide Mental Health and Substance Use Services
The behavioral health system’s peer support workforce must be adequately trained to perform peer support services, but evidence of the adequacy of...
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Effectiveness of a Digital Peer Support Training Program Designed for Rapid Uptake Among Peer Support Specialists Pilot Study
Peer telemental health recently became Medicaid reimbursable during the COVID-19 crisis, increasing the need for standardized training on digital...
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Effectiveness of a Digital Peer Support Training Program Designed for Rapid Uptake Among Peer Support Specialists Pilot Study
Peer telemental health recently became Medicaid reimbursable during the COVID-19 crisis, increasing the need for standardized training on digital...
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Preliminary feasibility of integrating tobacco treatment into SUD peer recovery coaching: a mixed-methods study of peer recovery coaches
BackgroundIndividuals with substance use disorder (SUD) have high prevalence of cigarette smoking and difficulty quitting. Peer recovery coaches...
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Peer Recovery Coaches Perceptions of Their Work and Their Implications for Training, Support and Personal Recovery
The peer recovery workforce, including individuals in sustained recovery from substance use, has grown rapidly in the previous decades. Peer recovery...
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“Sometimes you have to take the person and show them how”: adapting behavioral activation for peer recovery specialist-delivery to improve methadone treatment retention
BackgroundDespite efficacy of medication for opioid use disorder, low-income, ethno-racial minoritized populations often experience poor opioid use...
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The Economic Effect of Peer Recovery Support Services: A Review of the Literature
Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) have the potential to be an economically valuable intervention. To investigate this potential, we conducted a...
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Positive Organizational Psychology Factors as Serial Multiple Mediators of the Relationship between Organization Support and Job Satisfaction Among Peer Support Specialists
BackgroundResearch has demonstrated the effectiveness of peer support specialists in hel** people with severe mental illness increase community...
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Programmatic Support for Peer Specialists that Serve Transition Age Youth Living with Serious Mental Illness: Perspectives of Program Managers from Two Southern California Counties
Peer Specialists (PS) often work in outpatient mental health programs serving transition age youth (TAY). This study examines program managers’...
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Changing the Game? Increasing the Impact of Peer-Run Organizations
Employment and deployment of peer support specialists in both clinical and non-clinical mental health settings has increased substantially since the...
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Peer specialists deliver cognitive behavioral social skills training compared to social skills training and treatment as usual to veterans with serious mental illness: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
BackgroundSerious mental illness (SMI) affects 4.6% of the American population. While treatments are available, adherence to specific regimens is...
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The Competencies of Telehealth Peer Support: Perceptions of Peer Support Specialists and Supervisors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This report assesses the competencies and technology needed for the provision of Telehealth Peer Support by Peer Support Specialists . The online...
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Is peer support a tip** point for the opioid use disorder crisis in Appalachia? Research holds the answer
BackgroundThe present commentary highlights the pressing need for systematic research to assess the implementation and effectiveness of medications...
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The Role of Peer Support in Recovery from Psychiatric Symptoms: A Moderation Analysis
Social support theory has been postulated as underlying peer support and recovery programs. However, there is limited understanding of the underlying...
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Organisational Actions for Improving Recognition, Integration and Acceptance of Peer Support as Identified by a Current Peer Workforce
Recovery-orientated practice is crucial to mental health care services—consistently identified in policy, service delivery guidelines and national...
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Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing and Utilizing Medicaid Smartphone Services: Perspectives of Peer Support Specialists and Patients with a Diagnosis of a Serious Mental Illness
Access to smartphone and data plan services may impact levels of connection and opportunities for health management for patients with a diagnosis of...
