A peer respite is a voluntary, short-term, overnight program that provides community-based, non-clinical crisis support to help people find new understanding and ways to move forward. It operates 24 hours per day in a homelike environment. Successful peer respites are currently operating in California, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Below is a directory of peer respites compiled by NEC. If you are aware of a program or service that should be added to this list, please contact the National Empowerment Center with the information.
Peer respites are staffed and operated by people with psychiatric histories or who have experienced trauma and/or extreme states. This means that: 1) 100% of staff have lived experience of extreme states and/or the behavioral health system; 2) All individuals in program/house management positions have lived experience of extreme states and/or the mental health system; 3) Job descriptions for program/house management positions require lived experience of extreme states and/or the mental health system; and 4) The peer respite is either operated by a peer-run organization OR has an advisory group with 51% or more members having lived experience of extreme states and/or the behavioral health system. For more information on peer respites you can visit www.peerrespite.net.
Click here for an overview peer respites in the United States (PDF, 1.02MB, 9 pages)
Website page can be found here.
Peer respites are staffed and operated by people with psychiatric histories or who have experienced trauma and/or extreme states. This means that: 1) 100% of staff have lived experience of extreme states and/or the behavioral health system; 2) All individuals in program/house management positions have lived experience of extreme states and/or the mental health system; 3) Job descriptions for program/house management positions require lived experience of extreme states and/or the mental health system; and 4) The peer respite is either operated by a peer-run organization OR has an advisory group with 51% or more members having lived experience of extreme states and/or the behavioral health system. For more information on peer respites you can visit www.peerrespite.net.
Click here for an overview peer respites in the United States (PDF, 1.02MB, 9 pages)
Website page can be found here.