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Assessing the Adequacy of Training for Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPSS) Providing Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Published: 2022-09-01
Updated: 2023-09-06

Project Description

Peer support specialists provide important services to people managing mental health or substance use challenges; however Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) training programs and requirements significantly vary state by state. This study assessed the extent to which peer providers perceive their CPSS training programs prepared them for peer support work while also identifying areas of continued training needs to further bolster this workforce in providing vital behavioral health services.

Project Publications

Abstract

Policy Brief

Manuscript published in The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research

2024 AcademyHealth Poster

Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy

Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CB# 7590

725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590

BHWorkforce@unc.edu

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This project is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U81HP46529‐01‐01 Cooperative Agreement for a Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies for $1,121,875. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by SAMHSA, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.