ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020
Peer Support in Coordination of Physical Health and Mental Health Services for People With Lived Experience of a Serious Mental Illness.
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- A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators to lived experience involvement in mental health services.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Exploring stakeholder perceptions of peer support initiatives in the management of diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: An online survey study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Mental health peer support relationship: a realist informed qualitative meta synthesis.BMJ open · 2025Review
- Lived experience in Italian mental health services: a national survey of peer support and co-production practices.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Patient Perspectives of Emergency Mental Health Care in a Rural State.Rural mental health · 2025Article
- What is known about persons with co-occurring problems' experiences with supported housing, recovery, and health promotion? A scoping review.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Exploring key determinants of health among individuals with serious mental Illness: qualitative insights from a first episode psychosis cohort, 20 years postdiagnosis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Peer Workers in Co-production and Co-creation in Mental Health and Substance Use Services: A Scoping Review.Administration and policy in mental health · 2023Article
- Individuals with Mental Illnesses in the Criminal Legal System: Complex Issues and Best Practices.Federal probation · 2022Article
- The missing link-participants' perspectives on transfer from psychosocial interventional contexts to everyday community life: a qualitative synthesis of interventional studies.BMC psychology · 2021Article
- Engaging a person with lived experience of mental illness in a collaborative care model feasibility study.Research involvement and engagement · 2021Article
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundEngaging peer support to augment and enhance traditional mental health services presents novel opportunities to improve service engagement and delivery. However, there has not been an in-depth analysis of the processes and methods behind the coordination of physical health and mental health care by peer support specialists. STUDY
aimTo explore the potential of peer support specialists in community mental health centers and as a means to improve coordination of physical health and mental health services for people with a serious mental illness.
methodsWe conducted 28 semi-structured qualitative interviews with peer support specialists and mental healthcare professionals in community mental health centers in two states (blinded for review) in the United States. Data were triangulated to explore peer support specialists and mental health professionals' perspectives.
resultsWe found five themes characterizing the role of peer support services in the coordination of physical health and mental health services for individuals with serious mental illness: (1) Advocacy in interprofessional meetings, clinical teams, and advisory councils; (2) Sharing lived experiences and connecting with available resources and services; (3) Preparing for mental health and physical health care visits; (4) Mutuality; and (5) Affiliations, funding, and sustainability of peer support services.
conclusionThis study suggests that peer support specialists can uniquely contribute to the coordination of physical health and mental health services for individuals with serious mental illness.
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