Recovery from Crisis through Peer-run Respite
By Daniel B. Fisher and Cathy A. LevinNational Empowerment Center
www.power2u.org
With funding by SAMHSA,CMHS
Every individual is appreciated as a healthy person who has encountered trauma. He/She does their best to cope with feelings of fear,
helplessness, terror, loss, hopelessness, shame, or anxiety.
US, Soteria House, Mosher (1999)
higher levels of occupational and social functioning, and fewer inpatient admissions, than similar clients treated at a hospital
New Zealand (Ekland, 2001)
Consumer designed programs contributed to wellbeing
Italy (Lora et al, 2003) 75% of clients more satisfied with peer-run respite
England (Whittle, 1992) Higher satisfaction with peer-run diversion program
Comparision of peer-run respite and hospitals
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The three elements of the practice of eCPR C=Connecting with Compassion and Concern to Communicate
P= emPowerment to experience Passion, Purpose and Planning
R=Revitalize through Reestablishing Relationships, Routines and Rhythms in the community
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References
1. Dumont,J. and Jones,K. (2002) Crisis Hostel, Outlook, NASMHPD2. Eklund, M, and Hansson, L., (2001). Determinants of Satisfaction withPsychiatric Services: A Cross-sectional Study Among SchizophrenicOutpatients, Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 55:413-418.3. Greenfield, TK, Stoneking, BC, Humphreys, K, Sundby, E, and Bond, JA
(2008).Randomized Trial of a Mental Health Consumer-Managed Alternative to Civil Commitment for Acute Psychiatric Crisis . American Journal of Community Psychology 42 (1/2):135-144.,
4. Lora, a., Rivolta, N., and Lanzara, D., (2003). Patient Satisfaction with Community Based Psychiatric Services, International Journal of Mental Health, 32: 32-48.
5. Mosher, L.R., (1999). Soteria and Other Alternative to Acute Psychiatric Hospitalization: A personal and Professional Review, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, 187 (3); 142-149.
6. Whittle, J., (1992). Determining the Need for Community Alternatives to Preventing Unnecessary Admissions to an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 2: 17-24.
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