The Guidebook for Peer Support Program Self-Evaluation provides practical guidance for peer support programs to conduct low-cost self-evaluations, including developing a logic model and collecting data.

Report includes data from a six-month pilot study of Reclaiming Employment, measuring outcomes for users seeking self-employment support.

Report details survey and interview findings from CBOs across 21 states on their needs and experiences with program evaluation.

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

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

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

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

Paper describes the recruitment, training, and supervision of peer interviewers, noting benefits (shared experience) and challenges (inconsistent hours).

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

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

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

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.