2024
On Surviving Race with Allies: Disability, Race/Ethnicity, and Human Rights
Brown C, Brooks C, Edwards J, Bellamy C, O’Hara K. On Surviving Race with Allies: Disability, Race/Ethnicity, and Human Rights. Advances In Research Ethics And Integrity 2024, 11: 91-112. DOI: 10.1108/s2398-601820240000011006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman rightsUnited Nations treatiesRights of PersonsIntersection of race/ethnicityIntersection of raceDisability rights organisationsNations treatiesRights organisationsMental healthPolice officersSystem changesSource of traumaGender identityRightsSexual orientationPsychiatric survivorsPoliceDisability systemDisability scholarsWhite alliesCommunity conversationsBIPOCTreatyAlliesJustice
2023
Care integration goes Beyond Co-Location: Creating a Medical Home
Flanagan E, Wyatt J, Pavlo A, Kang S, Blackman K, Ocasio L, Guy K, O’Connell M, Bellamy C. Care integration goes Beyond Co-Location: Creating a Medical Home. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2023, 51: 123-133. PMID: 38015324, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-023-01317-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care centersMental health centersCare integrationMedical recordsHealth centersMedical homeCommunity mental health centerMental healthPrimary care servicesSerious mental illnessPeer health navigationEarly mortalityPrimary careCare centerHealth navigationCare servicesMental illnessOne-yearCo-located servicesMHC staffFirst yearLimited awarenessFocus groupsStaffHealthBreaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people
Jordan A, Costa M, Nich C, Swarbrick M, Babuscio T, Wyatt J, O'Connell M, Guy K, Blackman K, Anderson R, Reis G, Ocasio L, Crespo M, Bellamy C. Breaking through social determinants of health: Results from a feasibility study of Imani Breakthrough, a community developed substance use intervention for Black and Latinx people. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 153: 209057. PMID: 37207836, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinantsMental Health Services AdministrationDimensions of wellnessCommunity-based participatory research approachRate of deathHealth Services AdministrationDrug overdose ratesSubset of participantsSubstance use interventionsWeek 12Opioid overdoseOverdose ratesSubstance misuseEthnic disparitiesDisparity gapParticipatory research approachAddiction servicesSubstance abuseWeeks of educationHealth equityMental healthSubstance useLatinx peopleIntervention programsServices AdministrationPeer 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
2020
Peer 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
2017
Citizenship, mental health, and positive psychology
Pelletier J, Bellamy C, O’Connell M, Baker M, Rowe M. Citizenship, mental health, and positive psychology. 2017, 447-458. DOI: 10.4324/9781315659794-33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity inclusionLived experienceFramework of citizenshipResponsibilities of citizenshipPeople's lived experienceSense of citizenshipDifferent life experiencesCitizenshipDegree of inclusionFull participationSocial rolesPeople’s exerciseSocial networksLife experiencesMental healthAdequate resourcesMulti-dimensional constructHealth promotionSocietyChapterLocal neighborhoodExperiencePositive psychologyRightsPromotionAn 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