If you were to design a PE using a mixed-methods approach incorporating qualitative ( semi-structured interviews and focus groups) and quantitative (SMIS and ATSPPH) elements for designing a study to examine the hypothesis that peer-directed interventions and family support can lower stigma barriers associated with mental health among veterans and first responders.

Please describe how and where these Participants (veterans and first responders) can be recruited, how they would be recruited, and how many of them would be recruited.

Describe, in detail, how these measures can be used and when each method should be used. What would the procedure look like?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of this mixed-method approach?