2024
Diverse elements comprising studies of peer support complicate evidence synthesis
Evans M, Cuddeback G, Golin C, Muessig K, Bellamy C, Costa M, O’Connell M, Fisher E. Diverse elements comprising studies of peer support complicate evidence synthesis. Journal Of Mental Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-15. PMID: 38556804, DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2024.2332798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of peer supportPeer support servicesIntervention componentsPeer supportSystematic reviewSelf-managementEvidence synthesisLinkage to clinical careSupport servicesMeta-narrative Evidence SynthesesMeasured outcomesIndividual intervention componentsCategories of outcomesMental healthcareRealist reviewCare utilizationMental illnessFindings of effectivenessSynthesize evidenceCommunity resourcesPRISMA guidanceEmotional supportClinical careIntervention approachesSystems advocacy
2023
Peer Support
Bellamy C, Reis G, Costa M, McKenley C, Blackman K, Evans M. Peer Support. 2023 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95702-1.00063-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A Qualitative Study to Support Future Implementation of Peer Support in a Psychiatric Emergency Room Service in Campinas, Brazil
dos Santos D, do Carmo Reis G, Costa M, Banzato C, Bellamy C, O’Connell M, McDonald-Bellamy H, Davidson L, Onocko-Campos R. A Qualitative Study to Support Future Implementation of Peer Support in a Psychiatric Emergency Room Service in Campinas, Brazil. Journal Of Recovery In Mental Health 2022, 5: 5-18. DOI: 10.33137/jrmh.v5i2.38178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious mental illnessPsychiatric emergency room serviceHospital-based psychiatric servicesEmergency room servicesPsychiatric unitMental illnessPeer supportMental health servicesPsychiatric emergency roomMental health workersProfessionals' perceptionsRoom servicesEmergency roomHealth workersPsychiatric servicesFocus groupsPeer support roleClients' perceptionsQualitative studyHealth servicesIllnessLack of accessLack of carePeer-based modelEmotional network
2020
Peer support for people with psychiatric illness
Bellamy C, Klee A, Cornejo X, Guy K, Costa M, Davidson L. Peer support for people with psychiatric illness. 2020, 538-546. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780190653279.003.0060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeer Supports in Recovery
Schmutte T, Guy K, Davidson L, Bellamy C. Peer Supports in Recovery. 2020, 245-252. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19847-3_21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerious mental illnessMental illnessCostly acute care servicesPeer supportPublic mental health settingsAcute care servicesCurrent evidence baseMental health settingsMental health systemPhysical health outcomesRecovery-oriented practiceEvidence-based practiceSystemic reviewHealth outcomesHealth settingsCare servicesHealth systemPeer supportersEvidence baseMental healthSubstance useIllnessPromising additionInvolvement of peopleCare
2019
Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail
Bellamy C, Kimmel J, Costa M, Tsai J, Nulton L, Nulton E, Kimmel A, Aguilar N, Clayton A, O’Connell M. Peer support on the “inside and outside”: building lives and reducing recidivism for people with mental illness returning from jail. Journal Of Public Mental Health 2019, 18: 188-198. DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-02-2019-0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUS prison populationRe-incarceration ratesAdequate housingSuccessful reentryLocal authoritiesPrison populationRecidivism ratesMental illnessPrisonCriminal recidivismRecidivismSurvival analysisJailSupport programsKaplan-Meyer survival analysisKaplan-Meier survival analysisIncarcerationCommunitySerious mental illnessPeopleMental illness diagnosisProgram impactPeer support programSubstance abuse treatmentPeer support
2018
Home Groups: Integrating Peer Support and Clinical Care in a Community Mental Health Center
Styron T, Pavlo A, Miller R, Kamens S, Hall B, Fortgang R, Ivey A, Edwards M, Youins R, Bellamy C, Davidson L. Home Groups: Integrating Peer Support and Clinical Care in a Community Mental Health Center. International Journal Of Group Psychotherapy 2018, 69: 221-239. PMID: 38449155, DOI: 10.1080/00207284.2018.1533408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity mental health centerMental health centersClinical psychology internsLarge community mental health centerMental health providersPsychology internsMental health workforceHealth centersGroup interventionGroup membersSerious mental illnessPeer supportSuch interventionsMental illnessClinical carePeersHealth providersHome groupUnique learning opportunitiesHealth workforcePeer supportersLearning opportunitiesEmpowering aspectsInterventionVignettes
2017
An update on the growing evidence base for peer support
Bellamy C, Schmutte T, Davidson L. An update on the growing evidence base for peer support. Mental Health And Social Inclusion 2017, 21: 161-167. DOI: 10.1108/mhsi-03-2017-0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraditional clinical outcomesCurrent evidence basePeer support servicesClinical outcomesEvidence baseFurther high-quality researchPeer supportPhysical health domainMental health settingsQuality of lifeRecovery-oriented practiceHospitalization ratesLevel of hopeHigh-quality researchHealth settingsMental illnessSystematic reviewSymptom severityDate reviewSupport servicesMental healthPhysical healthHealth domainsIndividual studiesProgrammatic characteristics
2009
Citizenship, Community, and Recovery: A Group- and Peer-Based Intervention for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders and Criminal Justice Histories
Rowe M, Benedict P, Sells D, Dinzeo T, Garvin C, Schwab L, Baranoski M, Girard V, Bellamy C. Citizenship, Community, and Recovery: A Group- and Peer-Based Intervention for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders and Criminal Justice Histories. Journal Of Groups In Addiction & Recovery 2009, 4: 224-244. DOI: 10.1080/15560350903340874.Peer-Reviewed Original Research