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ArticleAdministration and policy in mental health2025

Peer Perspectives on Challenges Encountered During a Multi-Site Digital Mental Health Intervention Project.

Biblia S Cha, Elizabeth V Eikey, Dana B Mukamel, Kristy J Palomares, Stephen M Schueller, Dara H Sorkin, Nicole A Stadnick, Sarah Elizabeth Stoeckl, Kai Zheng, Margaret L Schneider

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Article in Administration and policy in mental health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Biblia S ChaDepartment of General Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA. bibliak@uci.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2589-4202
Elizabeth V EikeyHerbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3099-8081
Dana B MukamelDepartment of General Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4147-5785
Kristy J PalomaresDepartment of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2980-1592
Stephen M SchuellerDepartment of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1003-0399
Dara H SorkinDepartment of General Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0742-9240
Nicole A StadnickDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6520-2920
Sarah Elizabeth StoecklDepartment of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2719-2957
Kai ZhengDepartment of Informatics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4121-4948
Margaret L SchneiderJoe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8314-0732

Funding

VirologyP30AI036214 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SUSAN JANET LITTLE · 1994 to 2026
$78.4M
University of California Health Participation in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C)UL1TR001414 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI COOPER, DAN M, VILAIN, ERIC J. · 2015 to 2023
$35.1M
california mental health services authority 417-ITS-UCI-2019NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001414NCRR NIH HHS UL1TR001414NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI036214
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peers are individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges trained to provide support to others with similar challenges. Help@Hand was a multi-site project that integrated peers into digital mental health intervention (DMHI) implementation. This study uses the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to frame challenges reported by peers when implementing DMHIs. Individuals leading the local peer workforce completed quarterly online surveys about perceived challenges to DMHI implementation. Biannual interviews probed for details on survey-reported challenges. 103 quarterly surveys and 39 bi-annual interviews were collected from key informants at 11 Help@Hand sites between Summer 2020 and Fall 2022. One challenge was tied directly to DMHIs; namely, device distribution. Several related to the Implementation Process, including challenges with recruiting qualified peers and integrating peers into DMHI implementations; communication and collaboration; and translation. Challenges in the Individual domain included unclear peer roles and multi-tasking across various projects. Inner Setting challenges included structural barriers to hiring peers, issues with communication and project management, and workforce turnover. Outer Setting challenges related to environmental technology readiness, COVID-19, unclear decision-making processes across the collaborative, and uneven communication between sites' peers. Funding uncertainty bridged the Inner and Outer Settings. Using the CFIR model to frame challenges to DMHI implementation yielded useful lessons, especially when peers are engaged as partners in planning and implementation process. Successful implementation will be enhanced by ensuring adequate environmental readiness for tech-based interventions, clear role definition, streamlined peer hiring processes, and well-delineated lines of communication locally and across sites.

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Mental DisordersMental Health ServicesPeer GroupCOVID-19HumansMental HealthTelemedicineDigital mental healthImplementationMental health servicesmHealthPeer support

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PMID40252192
PMCPMC12310863

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