Research & Evidence
Self-Stigma and Empowerment in Combined-CMHA and Consumer-Run Services: Two Controlled Trials
Below is the abstract for this study: Objective Self-help agencies (SHAs) are consumer-operated service organizations managed as participatory democracies involving members in all management tasks. Hierarchically organized board- and staff-run consumer-operated service programs (BSR-COSPs) are
Outcomes from Consumer-Operated and Community Mental Health Services: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Below is the abstract for this study: Objective: Hierarchically organized board-and-staff-run consumer-operated service programs (COSPs) are viewed as organizations that promote recovery while working in concert with community mental health agencies (CMHAs). This study's objective
Effect of Psychiatric Advance Directives Facilitated by Peer Workers on Compulsory Admission Among People With Mental Illness
Do psychiatric advance directives facilitated by peer workers (PW-PAD) reduce coercion and improve clinical outcomes among people with schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, or schizoaffective disorder? In this randomized clinical trial, 394 adults with schizophrenia, bipolar
Peer and Non-Peer Academic Scientists and Peer Support Specialist Community of Practice Stakeholder Engagement to Advance the Science of Peer Support
Dan Fisher is one of the authors of this article: Peer and Non-Peer Academic Scientists and Peer Support Specialist Community of Practice: Stakeholder Engagement to Advance the Science of Peer Support. Click here to view the article online and here
Guidebook for Peer Respite Self-Evaluation: Practical Steps and Tools
This Guidebook for Peer Respite Self-Evaluation: Practical Steps and Tools can be used to document program operations and outcomes and to build evidence for the efficacy of peer respites. It is intended for use by
WHO Quality of Life Scale
Click here for a downloadable PDF of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale.