Opinion: CT needs peer respites for mental health crises
CT residents don’t currently have the option to go to a peer respite when experiencing mental health crises. The legislature can change that.
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CT residents don’t currently have the option to go to a peer respite when experiencing mental health crises. The legislature can change that.
Peer respites are a precious resource that deserve protection, and implementation that prioritizes their full vision.
CT needs peer-run respite programs, where people can stay instead of landing in a psychiatric unit or facing another invasive intervention.
Peer respites have great value. Affinity peer respites—such as an LGBTQIA+ peer respite—may have even more.
Sera Davidow is a filmmaker, activist, advocate, author, and mother of two very busy kids. As a survivor of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse as a chil