Promotional spot for Reclaiming Employment, an online platform providing self-employment resources for people with mental health challenges.

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

Survey on the impact of stakeholder advocacy (with CAMHPRO) on decisions affecting public mental health systems in California.

Article argues that confronting ableism requires confronting capitalism, which values people based on their production efficiency.

A Job Accommodation Network article discusses self-employment viability for people with mental health conditions, highlighting research and the Reclaiming Employment peer support program.

The Psychology Today interview with Laysha Ostrow, conducted for a series on the future of mental health, discussed her work synthesizing lived experience and professional expertise to promote systemic social change.

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.

Discussion between Laysha Ostrow and Jessica Jonikas on Leadership, Authenticity, and Self-Acceptance in Participatory Research (PAR).

Interview with Laysha Ostrow on her research, consulting company, peer specialist inclusion in care, and personal system experience.

"Once a peer always a peer": A qualitative study of peer specialist experiences with employment following state certification