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Promoting College Access and Success For Students With Disabilities

A 2014 Senate Committee hearing on access to higher education for U.S. students with disabilities.

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HOPE Program Self-Evaluation Report

Evaluation of the HOPE program, a peer-run initiative in California supporting participants transitioning from hospitalization to community integration.

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Students With Disabilities Aim For A College Degree, But Often Get Stuck | Huffington Post

As reported in HuffPost, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) convened a hearing on this topic, framed around the pending reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

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Striving and Thriving Among Certified Peer Specialists

Presentation at SAMHSA by Laysha Ostrow on the CPS Career Outcomes Study, covering wages, financial wellbeing, burnout, and policy suggestions.

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Improving Capacity to Monitor and Support Sustainability of Mental Health Peer-Run Organizations

Open Forum describes the 2012 National Survey of Peer-Run Organizations, which gathered data on operations, policy, and service systems.

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Medicaid Reimbursement of Mental Health Peer-Run Organizations: Results of a National Survey

Study explored if knowledge of the ACA influenced peer-run organizations' willingness to become Medicaid providers.

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Medicare Mental Health Parity: A High Potential Change that is Long Overdue

Commentary explains legislative changes for Medicare mental health parity, essential for promoting adequate care and addressing payment system change.

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Progress Made, but Much More to Be Done

Chapter overviews future actions for mental and behavioral disorders, discussing progress, pitfalls, and the role of social determinants and consumers.

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Self-Employment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: Advantages and Strategies

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

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Recovery in the USA: From politics to peer support

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

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