“A study of 76 individuals who had been admitted to Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital (all who had at least two psychiatric hospitalizations in the previous 18 months) compared the outcomes of those who had been assigned a peer mentor with the outcomes of those who received standard post-discharge services. The individuals in the peer mentor group had double the average time to psychiatric rehospitalization than those receiving standard care – 270 days compared to 135 days.” -Mental Health America. Evidence for Peer Support. May 2019.