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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 Research
COVID-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, Marc S. Atkins, Erika L. Gustafson, Dana Rusch, Jennifer Watling Neal   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Specialists’ learning from facilitating group peer telementoring: a qualitative study

BMC Medical Education
Background Group peer telementoring supports interprofessional learning through multi-directional and synchronous engagement where experienced and knowledgeable individuals exchange guidance and support with differently experienced and knowledgeable ...
R. Sam Larson, James W. Dearing, Nagesh Rao, Caryn E. Medved   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The essential necessity to invest in the cultivation of peer recovery specialists as organizational leaders [PDF]

PSU Research Review
Purpose – The emergence of COVID-19 has exacerbated and spurred the growth of mental health issues in ways that have challenged mental health workers tremendously.
Traci Carrano Jones, Darrell Norman Burrell   +1 more
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Development and pilot study of a suicide prevention intervention delivered by peer support specialists. [PDF]

Psychol Serv, 2019
Suicide rates in the United States have been increasing in recent years, and the period after an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is one of especially high risk for death by suicide. Peer support specialists may play an important role in addressing recommendations that suicide prevention activities focus on protective factors by improving hope and
Pfeiffer PN, King C, Ilgen M, Ganoczy D, Clive R, Garlick J, Abraham K, Kim HM, Vega E, Ahmedani B, Valenstein M.   +10 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

An exploration of Michigan certified peer support specialists' perceptions on tobacco use and additional future supports. [PDF]

Tob Prev Cessat
Certified peer support specialists, recovery coaches and community health workers uniquely connect to individuals who smoke through shared experiences. This study examines peers' perceptions of tobacco cessation supports to enhance policy and intervention opportunities in rural and non-rural communities.Peers (n=172) responded to a needs assessment ...
Lothumalla S, Tomlinson DC, Duguid I, Wilkins C, Bayrakdarian ND, Hellman L, Jannausch M, Werner P, Lapidos A, Coughlin LN.   +9 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Peer specialists and mental health nurses who work with patients who are suicidal: A comparative interview study [PDF]

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Background: In the field suicide prevention, knowledge about the involvement and approaches of peer specialists is scarce, prompting an examination of their potential unique contributions compared to what mental health nurses offer.
Diana D. Van Bergen, Tove Henseler
doaj   +2 more sources

National Practice Guidelines for Peer Support Specialists and Supervisors [PDF]

Psychiatric Services, 2022
In 2017, the National Association of Peer Supporters (N.A.P.S.) leadership became aware of growing member concerns about supervision contradicting or conflicting with core peer support values. In response, N.A.P.S. established a work group that revised the association's 2013 National Practice Guidelines for Peer Supporters to include specific guidance ...
Dana, Foglesong, Kelsey, Knowles, Rita, Cronise, Jessica, Wolf, Jonathan P, Edwards   +4 more
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Introduction to the Coproduction of Supervision Standards for Digital Peer Support: Qualitative Study

JMIR Human Factors, 2023
BackgroundDigital peer support enhances engagement in mental and physical health services despite barriers such as location, transportation, and other accessibility constraints. Digital peer support involves live or automated peer
Caroline Collins-Pisano, Michael Johnson, George Mois, Jessica Brooks, Amanda Myers, Deanna Mazina, Marianne Storm, Maggie Wright, Nancy Berger, Ann Kasper, Anthony Fox, Sandi MacDonald, Sarah Schultze, Andrew Bohm, Julia Hill, Karen Fortuna   +15 more
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“As soon as I start trusting human beings, they disappoint me, and now I am going to get on an app that someone could hack. I really do not want to take that chance”: barriers and facilitators to digital peer support implementation into community mental health centers

Frontiers in Digital Health, 2023
BackgroundCertified peer support specialists often use technologies such as smartphone applications to deliver digital peer support in community mental health centers.
Karen L. Fortuna, Shreya Divatia, Sudeep Neupane, Pamela Geiger, Andrew Bohm   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Core Competencies to Promote Consistency and Standardization of Best Practices for Digital Peer Support: Focus Group Study

JMIR Mental Health, 2021
BackgroundAs digital peer support is quickly expanding across the globe in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, standardization in the training and delivery of digital peer support can advance the professionalism of this field ...
Caroline Collins-Pisano, Juan Velez Court, Michael Johnson, George Mois, Jessica Brooks, Amanda Myers, Anjana Muralidharan, Marianne Storm, Maggie Wright, Nancy Berger, Ann Kasper, Anthony Fox, Sandi MacDonald, Sarah Schultze, Karen Fortuna   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source