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Hearing Their Voices: Engaging Certified Peer Specialists in Dialogues About Racism and Recovery
Elizabeth Reisinger Walker1, Emily Moore1, Stephanie Tapscott1
1Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences (Walker, Howard) and Department of Health Policy and Management (Moore, Tapscott, Li, Druss), Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta; Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network, Tucker (Tucker, Hayes, Johnson).
Certified peer specialists can address behavioral health inequities. A six-part event series provided a space for discussing workplace racism, identifying actions to disrupt it, and was found to be a feasible and well-received model.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Health Equity
- Mental Health Services Research
- Anti-Racism Interventions
Background:
- Certified peer specialists (CPSs) are positioned to address health inequities.
- Mental health providers lack safe spaces to discuss workplace racism.
- Existing systems often fail to address systemic racism in behavioral health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the feasibility and reception of the "Racism and Recovery" event series.
- To identify individual and organizational strategies for disrupting racism in behavioral health settings.
- To provide a platform for dialogue among CPSs and other mental health providers regarding experiences with racism.
Main Methods:
- A six-part "Racism and Recovery" event series was conducted.
- Participant feedback was collected using Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and Qualtrics surveys.
- Quantitative and qualitative data analysis to identify themes and actionable strategies.
Main Results:
- The event series engaged 356 participants, with 239 completing the GPRA survey and 213 the Qualtrics survey.
- Participant feedback indicated the series was a feasible and well-received model.
- Identified potential individual and organizational actions for disrupting racism within the behavioral health system.
Conclusions:
- The "Racism and Recovery" series offers a viable model for addressing racism in behavioral health.
- Creating dedicated spaces for dialogue is crucial for developing anti-racist practices.
- Further implementation of such initiatives can promote equity in mental health care.
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