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  1. Employment Status Following Peer Specialist Certification: Results of a 3-Year Multistate Survey

    Article • Psychiatric Services, February 2025, American Psychiatric Association

    Laysha Ostrow

  2. Postcertification Wages Among Certified Peer Specialists Working in Peer Support and Other Occupations

    Article • Psychiatric Services, December 2024, American Psychiatric Association

    Laysha Ostrow

  3. Reclaiming employment: A pilot study of online entrepreneurship training for individuals with psychiatric disabilities

    Article • Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, July 2024, IOS Press

    Laysha Ostrow

  4. Multi-state survey of wages and financial well-being of mental health peer specialists

    Article • Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, May 2023, IOS Press

    Laysha Ostrow

  5. Employment Outcomes After Certification as a Behavioral Health Peer Specialist in Four U.S. States

    Article • Psychiatric Services, November 2022, American Psychiatric Association

    Laysha Ostrow

  6. Predictors of worklife burnout among mental health certified peer specialists.

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, August 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Laysha Ostrow

  7. Characteristics of peer respites in the United States: Expanding the continuum of care for psychiatric crisis.

    Article • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, December 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Morgan Pelot, Laysha Ostrow

  8. Supporting business owners with psychiatric disabilities: An exploratory analysis of challenges and supports.

    Article • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, December 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Morgan Pelot, Laysha Ostrow

  9. Self-reliance and belonging: Guest experiences of a peer respite.

    Article • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, June 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Bevin Croft, Laysha Ostrow

  10. Development and properties of a measure designed to assess core competencies in intentional peer support.

    Article • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, June 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Darby Penney, Laysha Ostrow

  11. An exploratory analysis of the role of social supports in psychiatric medication discontinuation: results related to family involvement

    Article • Psychosis, May 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Laysha Ostrow, Bevin Croft

  12. “It suits my needs”: Self-employed individuals with psychiatric disabilities and small businesses.

    Article • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, December 2018, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Laysha Ostrow

  13. Understanding the Possible: Creative, Approach Madness

    Article • Journal of Humanistic Psychology, March 2018, SAGE Publications

    Laysha Ostrow

  14. Discontinuing Psychiatric Medications: A Survey of Long-Term Users

    Article • Psychiatric Services, December 2017, American Psychiatric Association

    Laysha Ostrow