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PeerLINKS Funded by MHSA Innovations Funds 1 Why is PeerLINKS needed? In FY2015-16, 5,956 persons were hospitalized at least once. 1 30.5% had at least two admissions during that fiscal year. 1 1,887 individuals were admitted to a
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struggles with sobriety).
successes navigating the mental health system.
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Provide peer support with the goal of connecting participants to services and resources, as well as increasing and strengthening their support network.
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Who Do We Serve?
services or lack a strong support network
→ Scripps Mercy’s inpatient unit and emergency department → UC San Diego’s inpatient unit → Vista Balboa Crisis Center → New Vistas Crisis Center
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for everyone! Work with our participants’ goals and preferences. Do with our participants rather than for them. Understand participants’ experiences, model recovery and provide hope.
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Preliminary Results
July 2016 - June 2018
Enrolled 461 participants
Connected with 2142 services and resources
Evidence of REDUCED READMISSION to HOSPITALS
*30-day recurrence rate: pre PeerLINKS: 25.6% post PeerLINKS: 17.9%
*Includes 117 participants enrolled in PeerLINKS during calendar year 2017 with an index event (i.e., hospitalization) identified in Cerner BHS.
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Connections to Mental Health Services
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Connections to Substance Use Services
Improved Level of Recovery MORS
Milestones of Recovery Scale Baseline Follow-up 1 Extreme risk 41.3% 87.3% 3.3% 16.0% 2 High risk/not engaged 19.3% 2.0% 3 High risk/engaged 26.7% 10.7% 4 Poorly coping/not engaged 2.7% 2.7% 6.7% 6.7% 5 Poorly coping/engaged 8.7% 10.0% 47.3% 77.3% 6 Coping/rehabilitating 1.3% 24.0% 7 Early recovery 0.0% 4.0% 8 Advanced recovery 0.0% 2.0%
*Preliminary FY2017-18 results: pre-post assessment of 150 participants
Statistically Significant Improvements
Anger Resilience Global Health Suicidality Substance Use Anxiety Memory / Cognition Depression
* Based on FY2016-17 results and preliminary FY2017-18 results
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Additional Improvements
HOUSING*
More independent: 43.8% Unchanged: 40.1% Less independent: 16.1%
UNEMPLOYED**
Baseline: 87.0% Most recent: 64.5%
Improved Active SUPPORT NETWORK
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS* Baseline: 27.0% Most recent: 16.8%
* Preliminary FY2017-18 results: pre-post assessment of 137 participants
COMPETITIVELY EMPLOYED** Baseline: 5.8% Most recent: 18.1%
**Preliminary FY2017-18 results: pre-post assessment of 138 participants
Works Cited:
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