Peer coaching shows promise for helping young adults with mental illness get more involved in their communities

This study tested a program where trained peer coaches (people who also have mental illness) helped 16 young adults (ages 18-30) with serious mental illness make decisions about community activities they wanted to do more of, like work, school, or social events. The goal was to see if this coaching improved their confidence and satisfaction with those decisions. The study was small and completed, but it was a pilot test to gather information, not to prove a cure or treatment.