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This research project will refine and evaluate delivery of a peer-delivered evidence-based intervention to improve perceived access and actual engagement with mental health treatment and social resource service use among rural women Veterans, especially Veterans of color, with psychological distress and unmet social needs.
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Not only do rural women Veterans report significant psychological distress (PTSD, anxiety, depression, suicide risk) and social needs (housing, transportation, material insecurity), they also experience substantial barriers accessing services which limits the Veteran Health Administration's (VHA) ability to address their needs. Personalized Support for Progress (PSP) is a virtually delivered intervention in which a Peer Specialist supports Veterans in prioritizing their needs and attaining access to the Veterans' preferred services. This trial is investigating whether PSP with rural women Veterans is associated with improved perceived access and actual engagement to mental health and social resource services, as well as high satisfaction and improved mental health, social needs and function outcomes. Rural women Veterans of color are more likely to be coping with psychological distress and social needs, as well as experiencing barriers to engagement and retention in services. Therefore this trial is designed to ensure that PSP delivery is tailored to increase rural women Veterans of color's acceptability.
The primary study design is a randomized controlled trial of Tailored Referral Information (TR) compared to Personalized Support for Progress (PSP) intervention for rural women Veterans with psychological distress and social needs (Aim 2). Prior to implementing the trial, focus groups and individual interviews will be conducted with women Veterans, Peer Specialists, and providers/stakeholders to determine any needed adaptations to determine any needed adaptations of PSP delivery for rural women Veterans and for PSP implementation in rural primary care clinics (Aim 1).
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Aim 1 (Focus groups and interviews with women Veterans, Peer Specialists, and Providers to assess adaptations needed for PSP prior to the intervention trial)
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• Any provider (physician, social worker, therapist, etc. with experience working with rural women Veterans) employed by the VHA
Peers inclusion criteria:
•Any peer specialist employed by the VHA who identifies as a woman or as gender fluid
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Aim 2 (Randomized controlled trial of PSP compared to TR)
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72 participants in 2 patient groups
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