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Certified peer specialists are trained and credentialed to use their lived experience to support their peers. This study looked at whether certification produces positive employment status. It found that peer specialists have a high rate of employment, but over time some choose to do jobs that don't involve providing peer support.
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This page is a summary of: Employment Status Following Peer Specialist Certification: Results of a 3-Year Multistate Survey, Psychiatric Services, February 2025, American Psychiatric Association,
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20240166.
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