Measuring What Matters in Peer Support: Using Competencies and Fidelity to Strengthen the Workforce

• By: Megan Evans, PhD Kristine Irizarry, MBA Sai Snigdha Talluri, PhD, CRC, LPC Graziela Reis, MPH, BS Chyrell D. Bellamy, PhD, MSW Yale School of Medicine
• April 21st, 2026
• behavioral health research, core competencies, fidelity measurement, peer fidelity, peer support, peer support measure, peer workforce development, recovery-oriented care, Spring 2026 Issue, supervision, training
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Introduction: The Next Phase of Peer Support Development Peer support, a cornerstone of recovery-oriented behavioral healthcare, is a rapidly expanding service model nationally. Delivered by individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges, substance use, trauma, or disability, peer...

Meeting the Moment: Addressing the Challenges to Advance Solutions for Mental Health Clinical Trial Recruitment

• By: Suzanne Harris SubjectWell
• January 19th, 2026
• behavioral health research, clinical trials, mental health, operational challenges, participant recruitment, patient burden, retention strategies, stigma, Winter 2026 Issue
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Mental health has become one of the most urgent and complex public health challenges of our era. Today, more than 1 billion people globally live with some form of a mental health disorder.1 Among young people, the situation is equally concerning: 1 in 7 adolescents experience a mental health...

Consumer Perspectives: The Right Research

• By: Mike Jamise Janine Michelle Faith Maya Tanisha Lisa K. Lisa M. Robert Tyler Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 1st, 2018
• behavioral health research, family involvement, lived experience, mental health treatment, peer perspectives, personal stories, residential treatment, substance use recovery
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors of this column facilitated a focus group of their peers to inform this writing. The authors are served by Services for...