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