Peer Resource Center
CoachToFit: Adapted Weight Loss Intervention for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
| Sponsor: | VA Health Services Research & Development |
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| Principal Investigator: | Matthew Chinman, PhD |
| Description: |
CoachToFit is a weight management program, adapted for the population with SMI, that includes a smartphone app delivering evidence-based weight management services with weekly telephonic support from a VA peer specialist who acts as a wellness coach. The project aims to 1) Test the efficacy of CoachToFit, compared to usual care, in decreasing weight among Veterans with SMI who are obese; 2) Assess the hypothesized mechanisms of action for CoachToFit, including self-efficacy, motivation, and readiness to change; and 3) Characterize factors that will inform future implementation and maintenance of CoachToFit using a multi-stakeholder qualitative postintervention evaluation guided by the RE-AIM framework. |
| Funding Period: | 2020 - 2024 |
Evaluating the Use of Peer Specialists to Deliver Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training
| Sponsor: | VA Health Services Research & Development |
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| Principal Investigator: | Matthew Chinman, PhD |
| Description: |
This study examines two novel ways to improve functioning and recovery among Veterans with serious mental illness. It will assess the effectiveness of established psychosocial interventions based on cognitive-behavioral therapy and stand-alone social skills training when delivered by Peer Specialists. |
| Funding Period: | 2018 - 2022 |
Evaluation of Peer Specialists on VA PACTs
| Sponsor: | VA Health Services Research & Development |
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| Principal Investigator: | Matthew Chinman, PhD |
| Description: |
This cluster randomized implementation trial assessed the impact of expanded vs. limited implementation support for deployment of peer specialists in VA Patient-Aligned Care Teams (PACTs). |
| Funding Period: | 2015 - 2019 |
| Related Publications: | Chinman M, Daniels K, Smith J, McCarthy S, Medoff D, Peeples A, Goldberg R. Provision of Peer Specialist services in VA patient aligned care teams: Protocol for testing a cluster randomized implementation trial. Implementation Science. 2017. [link] |
Improving Outcomes for Homeless Veterans with Peer Support
| Sponsor: | VA Health Services Research & Development |
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| Principal Investigator: | Marsha Ellison, PhD |
| Description: |
This two-site cluster randomized trial assessed the impact of peer services on Veterans who were formerly homeless and dually diagnosed. |
| Funding Period: | 2012 - 2016 |
| Related Publications: | Schutt RK, Ellison M, Chinman M, Mitchell-Miland C, McCarthy S, Shah M, Schultz MR. Health service preferences among veterans in supported housing in relation to needs expressed and services used. Journal of Mental Health. 2019. [link] McCarthy S, Chinman M, Mitchell-Miland C, Zickmund S, Schutt R, Ellison M. Predicting engagement with mental health peer specialist services. Psychological Services. 2019. [link] Chinman M, McCarthy S, Bachrach R, Mitchell-Miland C, Schutt RK, Ellison M. Predicting engagement with mental health peer specialist services. Psychiatric Services. 2019. [link] Chinman M, McCarthy S, Bachrach R, Mitchell-Miland C, Schutt RK, Ellison M. Investigating the degree of reliable change among those assigned to mental health peer specialists services. Psychiatric Services. 2018. [link] Ellison M, Schutt R, Glickman M, Schultz M, Chinman M, Jensen K, Mitchell-Miland C, Smelson D, Eisen S. Patterns and predictors of engagement in peer support among homeless Veterans with mental health conditions and substance use histories. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 2016. [link] |
MISSION-Vet HUD-VASH Implementation Study
| Sponsor: | VA Health Services Research & Development |
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| Principal Investigators: | Matthew Chinman, PhD David Smelson, PsyD |
| Description: |
This three-site cluster randomized trial assessed the degree to which implementation support helped HUD-VASH teams adopt and implement evidence-based dual diagnosis services. |
| Funding Period: | 2012 - 2016 |
| Related Publications: | Smelson DA, Chinman M, Hannah G, Byrne TH, McCarthy S. An evidence-based co-occurring disorder intervention in VA homeless programs: Outcomes from a hybrid III trial. BMC Health Services Research. 2018. [link] Chinman M, McCarthy S, Hannah G, Byrne TH, Smelson DA. Using getting to outcomes to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA homeless programs: A cluster-randomized trial of an implementation support strategy. Implementation Science. 2017. [link] Smelson DA, Chinman M, McCarthy S, Hannah G, Sawh L, Glickman M. A cluster-randomized hybrid III trial testing an implementation support strategy to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA homeless programs. Implementation Science. 2015. [link] |
PEers Enhancing Recovery
| Sponsor: | VA Health Services Research & Development |
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| Principal Investigator: | Matthew Chinman, PhD |
| Description: |
This three-site cluster randomized trial assessed the impact of peer specialist services on those with serious mental illnesses. |
| Funding Period: | 2008 - 2011 |
| Related Publications: | Hamilton AB, Chinman M, Cohen AN, Oberman RS, Young AS. Implementation of consumer providers into mental health intensive case management teams. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 2015. [link] Chinman M, Oberman R, Hanusa B, Cohen A, Salyers M, Twamley E, Young A. A cluster randomized trial of adding Peer Specialists to intensive case management teams in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research. 2015. [link] Chinman M, George P, Dougherty RH, Daniels AS, Shoma Ghose S, Swift A, Delphin-Rittmon ME. Peer Support services for individuals with serious mental illnesses: assessing the evidence. Psychiatric Services. 2014 [link] Chinman MJ, Shoa R, Cohen AN. Using organizational change strategies to guide Peer Support Technician implementation in the Veterans Administration. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 2010. [link] |
