Aron K Barbey, Frank Krueger, Jordan Grafman
An evolutionarily adaptive neural architecture for social reasoning
Trends in neurosciences
peer specialists hired trained accredited share lived experience psychiatric illness support similar individuals recovery process limited data role peer specialists suicide prevention including role intervention development better understand peer specialists within veterans health administration vha followed partnership community engagement formative research approach intervention development 1 identify barriers facilitators perceptions vha peer specialists delivering suicide prevention service 2 develop refine intervention curriculum based evidenceinformed preliminary intervention framework veterans serious mental illness smi following community engagement approach vha local national peer support mental health leaders veterans smi veteran peer specialists met develop preliminary intervention framework next vha peer specialist advisors n5 scientific advisors n6 participated respective advisory boards met every 24 months 18 months via videoconferencing address study objectives process used reflexive thematic analysis advisory board meeting themes discussed included 1 desire suicide prevention training peer specialists 2 determining role vha peer specialists suicide prevention 3 integration recovery themes suicide prevention 4 difficulties using safety plans crisis discrepancies thematic content advisory boards advisor input led development suicide prevention peers offering recovery tactics support support includes training general suicide prevention peer specialistdelivered intervention veterans smi increased suicide risk training aims increase competence confidence peer specialists suicide prevention intervention supports veterans smi increased suicide risk recovery process paper intends document procedures taken suicide prevention intervention development specifically led peer specialists source future research developing evaluating similar interventions clinicaltrialsgov nct05537376 httpsclassicclinicaltrialsgovct2shownct05537376