Every two years between 2010 and 2020, Live & Learn staff and partners conducted the Peer Respites Essential Features (PREF) survey. All peer respites in the U.S. were invited to participate in each wave.

A 2014 panel discussion on peer respites at the California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions.

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

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

This article discusses the expansion of the peer respite approach, noting that Live & Learn counts 33 peer respites in the U.S., up from 19 six years prior.

The article argues that Massachusetts mental health policy overly focuses on hospital capacity, missing the critical need for community-based services and peer-run recovery supports.

A 2016 presentation to the Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force detailing the benefits and structure of peer-run respites.

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

Book chapter overviews healthcare system challenges and the impact of system engineering on planning and management of mental health services.

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

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

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

Mental health self-direction results in person-driven, individualized services without increasing overall costs, according to this pre-post study.

Study examines peer specialist employment in shortage areas (MHPSAs). CPSs leverage their credential to address shortages; supportive policies are encouraged.

Study found parents with serious mental illness and child protective services contact were more likely to be nonwhite, less educated, and have experienced trauma.