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My friend/family member doesn’t want to participate in any kind of treatment (therapy or taking medications). What can I do?
What are the next steps after getting a diagnosis of a mental illness?
What is the nature of the relationship between a peer support specialist and the people they serve?
Do peer support specialists encourage the people they serve in taking medications?
What is the role of a peer support specialist in assisting people in their efforts to communicate more effectively with their physicians?
How are peer support services paid for? Is peer support Medicaid reimbursable?
Do peer support specialists require a specific model of supervision?
Is peer support an evidence-based practice?
What is the “peer bridger” model of peer support?
What type of certification do Certified Peer Specialists have?
Is peer support a valuable addition to services for people with SMI?
What do we do if, while providing peer support, the Certified Peer Specialist encounters a “trigger” that creates stress that may represent a danger to their own wellness?
I work in community mental health in a small community. We are preparing to hire some peer support staff but we realize that because it is such a small community, the peers we can hire will likely know some of the people they will be working with. What is the best way to handle this?
Should a peer support group for individuals with SMI be facilitated, or at least co-facilitated, by a clinician?
What does recovery mean for someone living with a serious mental health disorder?
Is peer support effective in working with people experiencing mental health crises?
Can effective peer support be provided for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders?
Peer Services Toolkit: A Guide to Advancing and Implementing Peer-run Behavioral Health Services
Is there a reliable resource that provides a step-by-step guide for agencies contemplating adding peer support to their existing services or improving their existing process?
Cultural Competency in Mental Health Peer-Run Programs and Self-Help Groups: A Tool to Assess and Enhance Your Services
Guidance Manual: Peer Involvement and Leadership in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services: From Planning to Peer Support and Evaluation
Early Intervention in Psychosis: A Primer
Peer Support
Peer Support Master Classes
Crisis Intervention for Adults Using a Trauma-Informed Approach: Initial Four Weeks of Management, Third Edition
National Practice Guidelines for Peer Supporters
Supporting Physical Activity: A Guide for Peer Support Specialists
A Guide to Creating Self Directed Care Programming
Peer Facilitated Community Inclusion Tool Kit
Substance Use Disorders
What is a Peer Recovery Support Program?
Making it Work: Vocational Peer Mentors for Emerging Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions (2014)
Starting And Maintaining An Effective Peer Support Group
What is Peer Support and What is NOT Peer Support?
WHAM: Whole Health Action Management Support Training Participant Guide
What roles do peer forensic specialists play on forensic teams?
Can the involvement of peers (individuals with lived experience with mental illness) improve the training for law enforcement personnel who respond to mental health emergency/crisis situations?
How does the peer specialist balance creating a sense of safety and working towards the best outcomes for all when other members of the team will make the final decisions about involuntary treatment, including that if they are placed on an involuntary hold or arrested they may be handcuffed?
DIMENSIONS: Peer Support Program Toolkit
Training Peer Educators to Promote Self-Management Skills in People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Diabetes (DM) in a Primary Health Care Setting
Tailoring Crisis Response and Pre-Arrest Diversion Models for Rural Communities
TA Coalition Webinar: Using Peers to Support Re-Engaging Families
Best Practices Identified for Peer Support Programs
TA Coalition Webinar: Group Reminiscence for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) by Elder Peers
TA Coalition Webinar: Enhancing Recovery through Lived Experience
What types of mental health apps are most engaging?
Learning Exchange Session: Incorporating Peer Workers into CSC Programs
Opportunities for Utilizing Peer Support and other Meaningful Peer Roles in Coordinated Specialty Care
Integrating Peer Support into Your Organization: Lessons Learned, Moving Forward
TA Coalition Webinar: Best Practices in Peer Support Training
TA Coalition Webinar: Innovations in Linkages and Referrals
Peer Operated Services: Deep Dive into Two Models
WEBINAR: Providing Peer Support in a Rural Environment
TA Coalition Webinar: Peer Specialists and Police as Partners Preventing Behavioral Health Crisis
Engaging People with Lived Experience in Stepping Up Efforts – Tulsa County, OK Case Study
How can digital technology like smartphone apps help with care for patients at clinical high risk for psychosis or with first episode psychosis?
Wellness Coaching: Supervisor Manual
Canadian Guidelines for the Practice and Training of Peer Support
What are some strategies for incorporating peer support specialists onto Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams?
Psychosis and Schizophrenia in Adults: Treatment and Management – Updated Edition 2014
For someone living with mental illness, could isolation and loneliness worsen their illness?
Can peer support be done online via video chat?
WEBINAR: Wellness Routines For Uncertain Times
WEBINAR: COVID-19 – How to Support Ourselves and Others Through Times of Fear and Isolation
WEBINAR: How to Increase Our Resiliency to Isolation and Loneliness During the COVID-19 Crisis
WEBINAR: Practicing Self-Compassion
Writing Through Lived Experience: Writing to Support Your Mental Health Journey
What are some recommendations to address the behavioral healthcare workforce needs?
What are some of the key reasons individuals do not follow up on treatment following their initial engagement for crisis care?
Engaging People with Lived Experience in Mental Health Services and Research
The Role of the Peer Support Specialist in Increasing Rural Mental Health Help-seeking
Providing Peer Support in a Rural Environment
Engagement in Mental Health Services
SAMHSA Advisory: Peer Support Services in Crisis Care
Building New Horizons: Opening Career Pathways for Peers with Criminal Justice Backgrounds
How can I integrate peer specialists into my organization?

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