Peer Supports

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Programs

Leading Practices for State Programs
San Diego Peer Training & Employment
Riverside Peer Employment Training
Tri City MHS Peer Mentor Program

Reports/Articles

Peer Led Recovery Learning Communities:
Expanding Social Integration Opportunities for People with the Lived Experience of Psychiatric Disability and Emotional Distress, Global Journal of Community Psychological Practice, 2019
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The Effectiveness of a Peer-Staffed Crisis Respite Program as an Alternative to Hospitalization, APA, 2018
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SAMHSA:  Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy, 2018  Peer Support, Peers Supporting Recovery From Mental Health Conditions, Peers Supporting Recovery From Substance Use Disorders, and Family, Parent, and Caregiver Peer Support in Behavioral Health! For more information on peer support services, including core competencies for hiring peer support specialists, click here. 

Peer Certification:  What are we waiting for?  
(2015) California Mental Health Planning Council

Certification of Peer Support Specialists in California:  Engaging State-Level Agencies (2014) California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions (CIBHS)

Peer Models and Usage in California Behavioral Health and Primary Care Settings Integrated Care Issue Brief:  CalMHSA, Integrated Behavioral Health Project (IBHP)

Peer Support Services are Integral to Mental Health Recovery,
Disability Rights California

History of Peer Certification (2016) Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission (MHS(AC)
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SB 803 Peer Provider Certification Legislation - PASSED!

Peer Support Certification SB 803 Fact Sheet

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