Supporting Peer Specialists

• By: Thomas Grinley, MS, MBA, CMQ/OE, LSSGB, CCISM NH Bureau of Behavioral Health
• April 1st, 2016
• behavioral health workforce, mental health services, peer providers, peer support, recovery, stigma, supervision, workforce training
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An increasingly common workforce issue is preparing “traditional” providers for working beside peer providers, that is, individuals with the lived experience of mental health issues. SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) defines a peer provider as “a person who...

A New Approach to Service Integration and Variation on a Proven Theme

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• October 1st, 2015
• behavioral healthcare, care coordination, community-based care, integrated healthcare, mental health services, peer support, primary care, social determinants of health
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Policy developments within federal, state and local governments are compelling providers to pursue the “Triple Aim” of healthcare reform and to continually reevaluate their systems and services to this end. Notwithstanding the complexities of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Delivery System...