Resources
The Clearinghouse also has numerous outside resources available on topics related to mental health. From websites and guides to help consumers navigate the mental health system, to the latest research on consumer-driven services and systems transformation, our library can help you find the information you need.
Use the categories below to help direct your search, or see what we've added lately in the Recently Posted Resources. You can also call us at 1-800-553-4539 or email for more information on any of these topics. Our technical assistance staff can help you find what you're looking for if you don't see it here
Entries in Research Peer Run Services (18)
National Estimates for Mental Health Mutual Support Groups, Self-Help Organizations, and Consumer-Operated Services
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, Vol. 33, No. 1, January 2006 (2005)
Lived Experience Research Network
"The Lived Experience Research Network (LERN) aims to advance inclusion and social justice issues impacting service users/survivors. LERN also hopes to narrow the gap between advocacy and research."
Peer Support Among Individuals with Severe Mental Illness: A Review of the Evidence
Davidson, L., Chinman, M., Kloos, B., Weingarten, R., Stayner, D. and Tebes, J. K. (1999), Peer Support Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness: A Review of the Evidence. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 6: 165–187.
A Review of the Literature on Peer Support in Mental Health Services
Repper J, Carter T. Journal Ment Health. 2011 Aug;20(4):392-411.
Consumer Providers of Care for Adult Clients of Statutory Mental Health Services (Review)
Pitt V, Lowe D, Hill S, Prictor M, Hetrick SE, Ryan R, Berends L. Consumer‐providers of care for adult clients of statutory mental health services. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD004807. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004807.pub2.
Are All Consumer-Operated Programs Empowering Self-Help Agencies?
Steven P. Segal MSW ACSW PhD., Carol Silverman PhD & Tanya L. Temkin MCP MPH (2013) Social Work in Mental Health, 11:1, 1 - 15.
Effects of Participation in Consumer-Operated Service Programs on Both Personal and Organizationally Mediated Empowerment: Results of Multisite Study
Consumer Operated Service Programs: Monetary and Donated Costs and Cost Effectiveness
Federal Multi-Site Study Finds Consumer-Operated Service Programs Are Evidence-Based Practices
After a decade of research on eight consumer-operated service programs located across the United States (1998-2008), investigators of a large SAMHSA-funded multi-site research initiative at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health (MIMH) Coordinating Center report that participation in consumer-operated service programs (COSPs) by adults with serious mental illness had positive effects on their psychological well-being.