What is it about?
This article examines how peer support specialists are integrated into mobile crisis teams, focusing on factors that help or hinder their effectiveness. It highlights the importance of training, leadership support, team collaboration, and organizational resources for successful implementation.
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Why is it important?
This research is important because it identifies practical ways to successfully integrate peer support specialists into mobile crisis teams. By understanding what helps or hinders their implementation, like leadership support, training, and team collaboration, health systems can improve mental health crisis responses, provide more empathetic and effective care, and make better use of the unique skills that peers with lived experience bring. This can lead to faster support for people in crisis and better overall outcomes.
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Drawing on my experience as a social worker, I have seen firsthand the positive impact peers can have and the unique contributions they bring to supporting individuals in crisis. This article is particularly meaningful because it connects research to practice, highlighting practical factors that facilitate or hinder the effective integration of peer specialists.
Suzanne Tham
University of Pennsylvania
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This page is a summary of: Factors influencing the implementation of peer support specialists within mobile crisis teams: A scoping review of consolidated framework for implementation research domains and implementation strategies., Psychological Services, September 2025, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/ser0000996.
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