Peers As Valued Workers
Position Paper
Developing a Mental Health Peer Specialist Workforce in Massachusetts
This position paper argues that one important role in which people with mental health conditions can act as transformative agents in Massachusetts is as peer specialists. The paper outlines current peer specialist activities in Massachusetts, evidence base for peer specialists, challenges and solutions for successful integration of peer specialists, next steps for expanding peer specialists throughout Massachusetts
Transcom’s executive summary on hiring and valuing peers in the mental health workforce.
Peers as Valued Workers: A Massachusetts Roadmap for Successfully Integrating Peer Specialists and Peer Support Workers into the Public Mental Health System.
Transcom’s policy recommendations and executive summary on hiring and valuing peers in the mental health workforce. The report begins with Transcom’s letter to the Department of Mental Health Commissioner Barbara Leadholm introducing the report.