A Pilot to Enhance the Recovery Orientation of Assertive Community Treatment Through Peer-Provided Illness Management and Recovery

Integrating Assertive Community Treatment and Illness Management and Recovery for Consumers with Severe Mental Illness

“…Both ACT-IMR teams maintained the position of the consumer peer specialist, even after the grant funding for their positions ended, and both ACT-IMR teams continue to provide IMR to consumers. Notably, Indiana has had a large expansion of consumer peer specialists; from only one at our initial pilot site prior to this grant (Salyers et al 2009b), to now 13 consumer peer specialists providing IMR across the state.…”

“…Engaging consumers in the process of identifying personal recovery goals and teaching illness self-management skills in the IMR program could provide an important structural role for peer providers; trained peers successful in managing their own recovery could be ideal providers of IMR services. Further, findings from a small pilot study suggested that a peer providing IMR on an ACT team was seen by staff and consumers as a role model and inspiration (Salyers et al 2009b).…”

Impact of Illness Management and Recovery Programs on Hospital and Emergency Room Use by Medicaid Enrollees

“…We chose these teams among the 32 certified ACT teams in the state because illness management and recovery services had been implemented at those sites in a systematic manner. Beginning in 2003, one community mental health center piloted illness management and recovery with one ACT team (7); in 2006, two additional teams in the same center began providing illness management and recovery. Two other community mental health centers had participated in a study to integrate illness management and recovery into ACT teams beginning in 2004 (9).…”

“…To address these concerns, ACT teams have begun to integrate illness management and recovery services (7,9). Illness management and recovery is built on the principle of self-determination—that by empowering consumers with self-management tools, they can be active partners in the treatment and recovery process.…”

Peer Worker Roles and Risk in Mental Health Services: A Qualitative Comparative Case Study

“…Ochocka et al 2006;Corrigan 2006); reduced hospital re-admission rates (e.g., Davidson et al 2006a, b;Lawn et al 2008) and increased community tenure (Min et al 2007). Peer workers were also believed to act as good role models for service users by increasing their hope and motivation in future recovery (e.g., Salyers et al 2009). Adopting a helper role also benefited peer workers by way of skill development and personal discovery (Salzer and Shear 2002), whilst also increased their confidence (e.g.…”