Peer respites for mental health consumers prevent hospitalizations [HealthyCal.org]

Samantha Sangenito 8/20/144:00 AM

As people with mental health crises overwhelm California’s hospitals, jails and homeless shelters, counties across the state are gradually embracing residential respite houses located in neighborhoods and staffed by peers — people who have been consumers of the mental health system.

For people on the verge of a crisis, staying at a peer-run respite, typically for a couple of days or up to two weeks, can help them recover with support from people who have had similar experiences.

[For more of this story, written by Lynn Graebner, go to http://www.healthycal.org/archives/16402]

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