Watch Sessions From BHT2024

Standard  models of peer support may limit perceptions of who is best served through  this evidence-based, high-efficacy, low-cost (!) modality. It’s no longer  just for addiction, serious mental illness, and grief. All demographics can  benefit from an effectively deployed, subclinical approach to mental,  emotional, and social support in everyday life. Payors and employers alike  are already demonstrating that peer support can be delivered digitally,  across all generations and socio-economic backgrounds, to reach marginalized  populations, and for an expanded set of use cases. These include daily life  struggles like loneliness, caregiving, burnout, motivation, and addressing  SDOH and physical health issues, broadening reach beyond typical mental health  conditions. Not only does peer support increase equitable access, it also  addresses the behavioral health provider shortage from both care-seekers’ and  care-providers’ perspectives. Individuals with sub-clinical concerns get  connected more quickly to a listening ear, and providers can better reserve  their time for higher-acuity cases. Decision-makers representing Medicaid  plans, employers, and Medicare plans will speak to digital peer support’s  positive receipt by various demographic cohorts. Panelists will cover the  outcomes and ROI of digital peer support: increasing positive sentiment and  reducing measures of depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and other  emotional struggles.