Background School mental health services are important contact points for children and
adolescents with mental disorders, but their ability to provide comprehensive treatment is …

Rates of treatment utilization decline as adolescents make the transition to adulthood even
though young adults are particularly vulnerable to the negative outcomes of untreated …

Use of peer specialists (PSs)—individuals with serious mental illness who use their
experiences to help others with serious mental illness—is increasing. However, their impact …

Objectives: Peer support involves people in recovery from psychiatric disability offering
support to others in the same situation. It is based on the belief that people who have …

Peer family support specialists (FSS) are parents with practical experience in navigating
children's mental health care systems who provide support, advocacy, and guidance to the …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to identify and assess states with best practices in
peer provider workforce development and employment. A growing body of research …

The accessibility and use of evidence-based mental health treatment are crucial to children
and adolescents with mental health and behavioral health disorders. However, there is little …

Objective About 20–26% of children and youth with a mental health disorder (depending on
age and respondent) report receiving services from a community-based Child and Youth …

Objective: The study assessed racial-ethnic differences in receipt of mental health services
among children enrolled in systems of care under the Children's Mental Health Initiative …

Problem There is minimal published literature on experiences of peer support programs for
children/adolescents in families affected by mental illness. This study aimed to explore …