Certified Peer Specialists are at risk of financial hardship. Peer support jobs were not associated with greater financial well-being than non-peer jobs.

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

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

Study found peer respites foster self-reliance and social connectedness through a homelike environment and voluntary, healing peer support.

Study found peer-run organizations were cautious about health home integration due to concerns over values, medical provider relations, and coercion.

Report describes 32 peer respite programs across 14 states (2014-2020), detailing characteristics like funding, guest policies, and pandemic impact.

Editorial outlines research and implementation issues for peer respites, which are voluntary, short-term alternatives for psychiatric crises.

Survey investigated peer specialist post-certification employment and retention, finding a trend of specialists leaving peer support for other types of work.

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

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

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.

A recent study found that peer specialists experience high rates of multiple physical health conditions and that these conditions are linked to health-related work absences and can affect their ability to remain in peer support roles

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