Universal screening for substance use by Peer Support Specialists in the Emergency Department is a pathway to buprenorphine treatment [PDF]
Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2021 Introduction: Evidence suggests emergency department (ED)-initiated buprenorphine as efficacious in connecting ED patients to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) utilizing peer support specialists (PSS).
Alex K. Gertner +4 more
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Certified Peer Support Specialists Training in Technology and Delivery of Digital Peer Support Services: Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
JMIR Formative Research, 2022 BackgroundWhen the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures were instituted, the wide-scale necessity for remote mental health care increased among professional clinicians, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and ...
Karen Fortuna +3 more
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The impact of peer support work on the mental health of peer support specialists [PDF]
International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2022 Background Peers support specialists have positive impacts on the mental health of their service users. However, less is known about how their mental health changes as a result of their activities.
Daniel Poremski +6 more
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Older Adult Peer Support Specialists’ Age-Related Contributions to an Integrated Medical and Psychiatric Self-Management Intervention: Qualitative Study of Text Message Exchanges [PDF]
JMIR Formative Research, 2021 BackgroundMiddle-aged and older adults with mental health conditions have a high likelihood of experiencing comorbid physical health conditions, premature nursing home admissions, and early death compared with the general population of adults aged 50 ...
Mbao, Mbita +2 more
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Strategies to Increase Peer Support Specialists’ Capacity to Use Digital Technology in the Era of COVID-19: Pre-Post Study [PDF]
JMIR Mental Health, 2020 BackgroundPrior to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), telemental health to support mental health services was primarily designed for individuals with professional clinical degrees, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, registered nurses, and
Fortuna, Karen L +5 more
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Peer Support Specialists’ Perspectives of a Standard Online Research Ethics Training: Qualitative Study [PDF]
JMIR Formative Research, 2022 BackgroundCertified peer support specialists (CPS) have a mental health condition and are trained and certified by their respective state to offer Medicaid reimbursable peer support services.
Karen L Fortuna +10 more
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A bridge to recovery: an interpretative phenomenological analysis with peer support specialists in Singapore [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2023 Recovery-oriented mental health care approach is gaining acceptance in Asian countries, including Singapore. Following Western countries, Singapore started hiring peer support specialists (PSS) as part of mental healthcare services. The aim of this paper
Jing Ting Lynn Ng, Joanna Barlas
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Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth in Peer-Support Specialists: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesVicarious Posttraumatic Growth (VPTG) is a critical yet underexplored phenomenon among trauma-focused helping professionals. While secondary trauma (ST), compassion fatigue, and burnout are widely recognized negative aspects of working with trauma ...
Taryn C. Greene +5 more
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Applying lessons learned from public health crises to expand peer support specialists in youth mental health services [PDF]
npj Mental Health ResearchCOVID-19 exposed issues in our mental health system, prompting an emergency advisory from the Surgeon General on youth mental health. This Comment offers two lessons drawn from empirically supported aspects of a public health model to guide a ...
Tara G. Mehta +4 more
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Peer Support Specialists and Service Users’ Perspectives on Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security of Digital Mental Health [PDF]
IEEE Pervasive Computing, 2022 Maria D Venegas +2 more
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