Center for Integrated Care and Self-Directed Recovery has tools and resources for peer support specialists and other peers.
Emotional CPR
Emotional CPR (eCPR) is a program and practice developed by persons with a lived experience of recovery from trauma or mental health challenges to train community members from diverse backgrounds to support others through mental health crises.
Drawing Out Stigma: My Story, My Journey
A project about mental health awareness and stigma from a multi-cultural and multi-generational lens made by the community for the community.
Diversion to What? Evidence-Based Mental Health Services That Prevent Needless Incarceration
The Bazelon Center argues that jurisdictions should increase investment in community-based mental health service providers. This document describes services that, based on the evidence they’ve compiled, are necessary components of strong mental health systems.
Peer Support Roles Across the Sequential Intercept Model
Policy Research Associates, Inc. (PRI) offers ideas for and practice examples of peer support programs for justice-involved people experiencing mental health issues. Ideas and examples span the length of ‘intercepts’—or, across all stages of criminal justice involvement.