Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Peer Mentors in Reducing Hospital Use (Project PEP)
Serious Mental Illness
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Serious Mental Illness focused on measuring Peer Support, Cost Effectiveness, Reducing Hospital use, Serious Mental Illness
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 2 or more psychiatric hospitalizations in the past year
- A diagnosis of serious mental illness
Exclusion Criteria:
- Dementia or other organic condition limiting ability to provide informed consent
Sites / Locations
- Yale Psychiatric Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Treatment as usual
Community Connector
Peer Recovery Mentor
Peer Case Manager
The participant randomized into this arm of the study is invited to work with a person trained as a community connector, who is trained in Intentional Peer Support but does not have a lived experience of mental illness.
A participant randomized into this arm of the study is offered the chance to work with a Peer Recovery Mentor, who is trained in Intentional Peer Support.
If a participant is randomized into this condition, they are offered the chance to work with a Case Manager, who is trained in strengths-based case management.