Aim To examine whether roles of peer specialists affect service use among Black, Latinx and
White youth ages 16‐24 with serious mental illness (SMI) in Los Angeles and San Diego …

We examine whether the availability of peer support reduces disparities in service use
among minority youth ages 16–24 with serious mental illness in Los Angeles and San Diego …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify and understand the barriers and enablers
to the implementation of youth peer support in a clinical mental health service. The …

Peer support for youth and young adults who experience serious mental health conditions
(SMHCs) is rapidly growing in popularity as an addition to the mental health service array in …

Access to peer advocates is increasingly available to youth and their caregivers who are
receiving services in the public mental health system. This study examines associations …

Peer Specialists (PS) often work in outpatient mental health programs serving transition age
youth (TAY). This study examines program managers' perspectives on efforts to strengthen …

Peer support, defined as the social and emotional support offered and received by
individuals with a shared experience of mental health difficulties, is gaining popularity in …

The involvement of youth peer workers (YPSWs) in child and adolescent mental health
services (CAMHS) stimulates hope, destigmatization, and more culturally and …

Objective: Care management entity models have a positive impact on functioning and
symptom control among youths with serious emotional and behavioral disorders. However …

Objective: Peer specialists are individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders
trained to use their experiences to help others with similar disorders. Evidence for the …