This recorded live event was hosted by Laysha Ostrow, and features Reclaiming Employment team members Lynnae Brown, Juan Velez-Court, Chris Hansen, and Tracy Green. They discuss how recovery intersects with attitudes towards finances.

In 2025, more than 80 volunteer tutors from The Literacy Connection, a program of SLO County Public Libraries, have helped 184 local adult learners improve their reading, writing and English language skills.

Survey examined burnout among peer specialists, finding that those in peer services jobs reported lower exhaustion and higher professional efficacy.

Pilot study found using the Reclaiming Employment online platform was significantly associated with increases in some Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy subscales.

Study found self-employed individuals with psychiatric disabilities mainly used informal supports (friends, family) over institutional business supports.

Study found peer-run organizations provide supports consistent with peer models, with variations explained by consumer control level.

Study found wages for peer support jobs increased less than non-peer jobs (2020-2022). Financial well-being did not significantly improve.

This paper shows how participatory methods involving people with psychiatric histories improved the success of a survey on peer-run organizations' policy views.

This survey found that 54% of long-term users met their goal of discontinuing medication, and 82% were satisfied.

Commentary on the advantages of self-employment for people with psychiatric disabilities, fitting the recovery paradigm through self-care and individualized employment.

The paper explores cycles of recovery-orientation, showing that self-determination and choice remain central to the movement's evolution.

Up to 13% of patients with a serious mental illness directly attribute access barriers to stigma. This "treatment gap" is worsened by factors like lack of mental health care coverage and the burden of mental health symptoms themselves.

Using data from the Experiences of Care and Health Outcomes survey, chart reviews and focus groups, the study addressed a set of questions related to the psychometric properties of perceived care measures and the technical quality of care.

A longitudinal qualitative analysis revealed that securing initial peer support specialist employment was challenging for most participants, often due to lack of available positions and low pay

Research developed the IPSCC scale to assess Intentional Peer Support, finding three factors: Connection, Risk, and Communication.

Exploratory study found family plays a complex role in medication decisions; helpful family support was linked to being less likely to completely discontinue.

Survey found service gaps and a need to improve provider support for medication discontinuation, as only 65% of respondents reported seeing a prescriber and less than half reported seeing a psychotherapist.

Research must link individual cases with root causes, scaling up inquiry using an economic lens and engaging diverse publics.

The article is a qualitative study exploring how Certified Peer Specialists (CPSs) integrate their personal lived recovery experiences into their professional roles, highlighting both the pride they take in their unique expertise and the potential challenges of blending their personal and professional identities.