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Jessica Wolf
American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Vol. 17, Iss. 4, 2014
National Estimates for Mental Health Mutual Support Groups, Self-Help Organizations, and Consumer-Operated Services
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, Vol. 33, No. 1, January 2006 (2005)
Lived Experience Research Network
"The Lived Experience Research Network (LERN) aims to advance inclusion and social justice issues impacting service users/survivors. LERN also hopes to narrow the gap between advocacy and research."
Peer Support Among Individuals with Severe Mental Illness: A Review of the Evidence
Davidson, L., Chinman, M., Kloos, B., Weingarten, R., Stayner, D. and Tebes, J. K. (1999), Peer Support Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness: A Review of the Evidence. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 6: 165–187.
A Review of the Literature on Peer Support in Mental Health Services
Repper J, Carter T. Journal Ment Health. 2011 Aug;20(4):392-411.
Consumer Providers of Care for Adult Clients of Statutory Mental Health Services (Review)
Pitt V, Lowe D, Hill S, Prictor M, Hetrick SE, Ryan R, Berends L. Consumer‐providers of care for adult clients of statutory mental health services. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD004807. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004807.pub2.
Are All Consumer-Operated Programs Empowering Self-Help Agencies?
Steven P. Segal MSW ACSW PhD., Carol Silverman PhD & Tanya L. Temkin MCP MPH (2013) Social Work in Mental Health, 11:1, 1 - 15.
Effects of Participation in Consumer-Operated Service Programs on Both Personal and Organizationally Mediated Empowerment: Results of Multisite Study
E. Sally Rogers, ScD; Gregory B. Teague, PhD; Carolyn Lichenstein, PhD; Jean Campbell, PhD; Asya Lyass, MA; Ren Chen, MS; Steven Banks, PhD,; E. Sally Rogers, ScD; Gregory B. Teague, PhD; Carolyn Lichenstein, PhD; Jean Campbell, PhD; Asya Lyass, MA; Ren Chen, MS; Steven Banks, PhD. Journal of Rehabiliation Research and Development. Volume 44(6), 2007, 785-800.
Consumer Operated Service Programs: Monetary and Donated Costs and Cost Effectiveness
Yates, Brian T.; Mannix, Danyelle; Freed, Michael C.; Campbell, Jean; Johnsen, Matthew; Jones, Kristine; Blyler, Crystal R. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, Vol 35(2), 2011, 91-99.
Federal Multi-Site Study Finds Consumer-Operated Service Programs Are Evidence-Based Practices
After a decade of research on eight consumer-operated service programs located across the United States (1998-2008), investigators of a large SAMHSA-funded multi-site research initiative at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) Coordinating Center report that participation in consumer-operated service programs (COSPs) by adults with serious mental illness had positive effects on their psychological well-being.
Consumer-Operated Service Programs: Monetary and Donated Costs and Cost-Effectiveness
Consumer-Operated Service Programs: Monetary and Donated Costs and Cost-Effectiveness
Brian Yates, Danyelle Manix, Michael C. Freed, Jean Campbell, Matthew Johnsen, Kristine Jones, and Crystal R. Blyer. Psychiatric Rehabiltation Journal 2011; 35(2) :91-9.
The Effect of Peer Support on Recidivism Rates for Mental Health Hospital Admissions and Crisis Stabilization Episodes
Glenn M. Landers, MBA, MHA , James P. Cooney, Jr., Ph.D. , Mei Zhou, MS, MA.
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Research on Self-Help Mutual Aid Groups
Elaina M. Kyrouz, Ph.D. and Keith Humphreys, Ph.D. Updated: Nov 5th 2001
Collection of articles on the effectiveness of self-help groups on MentalHelp.net.
Systematic Review of Peer Delivered Services Literature 1989-2009
Conducted by The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation with support from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
http://www.bu.edu/drrk/research-syntheses/psychiatric-disabilities/peer-delivered-services/
Emerging Research Base of Peer-Run Support Programs
(compiled by Jean Campbell, PhD, as of 5/05)
Benefits of Peer Provided Services and Drop In Centers
A brief summary of research demonstrating the benefits of peer run services:
Consumers Drop-In Centers: Operations, Services, and Consumer Involvement
Results from a study conducted with 32 consumer-run drop-in centers in Michigan. By Carol T. Mowbray, Elizabeth A.R. Robinson, and Mark C. Holter.
Consumer/Survivor-Operated Self-Help Programs: A Technical Report
A retrospective review of the mental health consumer/survivor movement and 13 federally funded consumer/survivor-operated service programs in the 1980s. A publication of SAMHSA, part of the Consumer Information Series, Volume 1. (2001)