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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?

Peer Services Toolkit: A Guide to Advancing and Implementing Peer-run Behavioral Health Services

Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services

Consumer-Operated Services Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) KIT

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

Peer Support

Peer Support Master Classes

National Practice Guidelines for Peer Supporters

Peer Facilitated Community Inclusion Tool Kit

Centers for Independent Living Fact Sheets

Helping People Connect to the Religious Congregations and Spiritual Groups of Their Choice: The Role of Peer Specialists

What is a Peer Recovery Support Program?

Tackling Mental Health Prejudice and Discrimination: Recommendations and Resources for Peer-Run Programs for People with Mental Health Conditions

Starting And Maintaining An Effective Peer Support Group

What is Peer Support and What is NOT Peer Support?

Supporting College Student Success Through Connections to Mentors and Campus Champions: A Strategy Brief For Campus-Based Mentors and Other Student Support Programs

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

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Training Peer Educators to Promote Self-Management Skills in People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Diabetes (DM) in a Primary Health Care Setting

TA Coalition Webinar: Using Peers to Support Re-Engaging Families

Best Practices Identified for Peer Support Programs

Peer Involvement & Leadership in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services

Successfully Employing Peer Specialists: A Framework and Tools

An Introduction to Peer-Supported Open Dialogue in Mental Healthcare

Can peer support for older adults with psychiatric disorders help to mitigate the increases in serious mental health problems for this age group?

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

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?

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