Patterns and predictors of engagement in peer support among homeless veterans with mental health conditions and substance use histories.

Marsha Langer EllisonRussell K SchuttMark E GlickmanMark R SchultzMatthew ChinmanKristina JensenChantele Mitchell-MilandDavid SmelsonSusan Eisen

Published in: Psychiatric rehabilitation journal (2018)

Planners of peer support services could consider yardsticks of monthly services up to 6 months. Peer support services need a flexible strategy with varying levels of intensity according to need. Peer support services will need to be tailored to better engage younger veterans. Future research should consider other sources of variation in engagement with peer support such as characteristics of the peer supporters and service content and setting. (PsycINFO Database Record

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