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Building Success Embedding Peers on Mobile Teams
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This document describes an initiative by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to embed peer support specialists on mobile crisis teams. The goal is to provide a more person-centered approach to crisis response by including individuals with lived experience in the team. <br /><br />People USA, a peer-run mental health non-profit, is highlighted as a key organization that provides innovative crisis response and wellness services. They have developed "Four Pillars to Recovery" that guide their work. <br /><br />The document also discusses different types of mobile teams involved in crisis response, such as the Crisis Stabilization Team, Mobile Crisis Response Team, and Peer Forensic Diversion Team. These teams work in collaboration with law enforcement and aim to provide immediate crisis response and transitional care services. <br /><br />The importance of addressing stigma towards the inclusion of peers on mobile teams is emphasized, with examples given of programs like the Parachute Program and Root Cause Analysis that have successfully tackled stigma and fear.<br /><br />The initiative also includes training modules for peer support specialists, covering topics such as crisis awareness, trauma-informed approaches, communication, suicide prevention, and prevention and post-crisis support.<br /><br />The document provides information on continuing education opportunities offered by the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) for peer support specialists, covering topics like the power of peer support in crisis services, cultural intelligence, and ethics and boundaries in peer services.<br /><br />Overall, the initiative aims to develop the capacity and workforce of peer support specialists in crisis settings, with the goal of diverting individuals from jail to services and promoting recovery.
Keywords
peer support specialists
mobile crisis teams
person-centered approach
lived experience
People USA
crisis response
transitional care services
stigma
training modules
promoting recovery
Funding for SMI Adviser was made possible by Grant No. SM080818 from SAMHSA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, SAMHSA/HHS or the U.S. Government.
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