I M Writing with a Few Quick Requests Regarding the Above Research Study

Calling All Certified Peer Specialists!

Share Information about Your CPS Training and Work Experiences!

Click on the link below to complete the CPS survey (or enter the address into your web browser – enter it exactly as you see it below)

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DDM8X8K

Read the following for more information about the survey.

The Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) is initiating the first Pennsylvania statewide survey of trained Certified Peer Specialists to better understand your CPS training and employment experiences with the assistance of the University of Pennsylvania Collaborative on Community Integration (www.upennrrtc.org) and the Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition (http://www.pmhca.org/?page=coal ).

The survey is intended for individuals with the following characteristics:

1) A Pennsylvania resident 2) A certified peer specialist who was trained in Pennsylvania 3) 18-years of age or older

The survey is open to anyone, regardless of your current work status (i.e., unemployed, employed full- or part-time, volunteer) or the types of position you are in (e.g., peer specialist/peer support, case manager, advocacy, policy advisor, county administrator, etc.).

The survey was designed to be completed online in about 15-20 minutes. Your answers will be completely anonymous. This means that nobody will know how you responded to the questions. Taking the survey is completely voluntary. You can choose to answer only those questions that you want to answer, however, more complete surveys will better help us understand your experiences. Only Dr. Mark Salzer ([email protected]) and his staff at the University of Pennsylvania will have direct access to the data.

The data are to be used for OMHSAS planning purposes, but may be used in public presentations and publications. Again, you will not be able to be identified in any way.

Please contact Olga Levshits ([email protected]) at the University of Pennsylvania if you have trouble accessing or completing the survey.