优化家庭同伴支持工具以追踪有效性与响应性（项目OTTERS for Family Peer）：机制路径开发与测量验证方案

Family peers (FPs) have lived experience of parenting a child with mental health needs and specialized training to support other caregivers. They provide informational, emotional, affirmational, and instrumental support and are reimbursable by Medicaid in many states. While there have been positive results of FP support in randomized trials, there is little understanding of the mechanisms through which FP support improves caregiver and child outcomes. While observational coding is considered the gold standard for measuring psychosocial interventions, it has not been acceptable to FPs. This mak