Research & Evidence
Self-Reliance and Belonging: Guest Experiences of a Peer Respite
Below is the abstract for this study on peer respites: Objective: A peer respite is a voluntary, short-term, overnight program that provides community-based mutual support to people experiencing a mental health crisis. This qualitative study
A Case Study of the Peer-Run Crisis Respite Organizing Process in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, a group of consumers, called Groundhogs, organized themselves in early 2009 to design, lobby for, and implement PRCRs in the state. Groundhogs has had relative success to date. Recent meetings with high-ranking officials
Pathways to Enhance Well-Being
By Linda Lentini, Lauren Spiro, & Peggy Swarbrick This booklet was created to share some specific wellness practices that anyone can do. We also have included some research findings on how these practices have
Measuring the Promise: A Compendium of Recovery Measures
One of a series of materials produced by the Evaluation Center@HSRI. This compendium provides a resource of current recovery and recovery-related instruments for adult mental health system stakeholders to use in research and evaluation particularly
Mad in America
Mad in America is a web magazine that publishes news of psychiatric research, original journalism articles, blogs, and personal stories that challenge the drug-based paradigm of psychiatric care speak to the need to rethink mental
Empowerment from Participation in Consumer-Run Organizations
Effects of participation in consumer-operated service programs on both personal and organizationally mediated empowerment: Results of multisite study by E. Sally Rogers, ScD; Gregory B. Teague, PhD; Carolyn Lichenstein, PhD; Jean Campbell, PhD; Asya Lyass,