Provision of peer specialist services in VA patient aligned care teams: protocol for testing a cluster randomized implementation trial

Abstract Background Over 1100 Veterans work in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as peer specialists (PSs). PSs are Veterans with formal training who provide support to other Veterans with similar diagnoses, primarily in mental health settings. A White House Executive Action mandated the pilo...

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Main Authors: Matthew Chinman, Karin Daniels, Jeff Smith, Sharon McCarthy, Deborah Medoff, Amanda Peeples, Richard Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Implementation Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13012-017-0587-7