The Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist training and certification program, which allows peers with lived experiences to work California's specialty behavioral health systems, is still in its early stages of implementation. RAND researchers evaluated early implementation of the program and found several positive outcomes for peer specialists along with ongoing concerns regarding testing and pay.
Authors
Olalere, Shona, Hawkins, Wendy, Breslau, Joshua, Athey, Alison, DiGuiseppi, Graham, Eberhart, Nicole K.
- Division
- RAND Health Care
- Pages
- 24
- Published in
- United States
- RAND Identifier
- RR-A3119-1
- RAND Type
- report
- Rights
- RAND Corporation
- Series
- Research Reports
- Source
- https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA3119-1.html
