A welcoming space to maange crisis : the wellness respite program /
A welcoming space to maange crisis : the wellness respite program /
Anne-Margareth Smullen Thieling, Margareth Swarbrick, George Brice, Jr., & Patricia Nemec
- Thorofare, New Jersey : Slack Incorporated, 2022
- Vol. 60 (11) : pages 26-32
The need for behavioral care prevention, treatment, and recovery supports, including crisis alternatives, has grown and is now receiving federal support through enhanced funding. When a person experiences severe emotional distress, crisis alternatives are a viable option instead of inpatient hospitalization to address the distress and restore balance. Peer respite programs are voluntarily, short-term, crisis alternatives for people experiencing mental distress. Models have evolved in response to funding a regulatory requirements, yet research is limited. The current article describes a unique peer-led program, Welles respite, in operation for 7 years, including data from recent satisfaction surveys and the role of nurses in the program. Implications of a home-like, short-term crisis alternative and the role of the nurse are emphasized.
Peer respite
The need for behavioral care prevention, treatment, and recovery supports, including crisis alternatives, has grown and is now receiving federal support through enhanced funding. When a person experiences severe emotional distress, crisis alternatives are a viable option instead of inpatient hospitalization to address the distress and restore balance. Peer respite programs are voluntarily, short-term, crisis alternatives for people experiencing mental distress. Models have evolved in response to funding a regulatory requirements, yet research is limited. The current article describes a unique peer-led program, Welles respite, in operation for 7 years, including data from recent satisfaction surveys and the role of nurses in the program. Implications of a home-like, short-term crisis alternative and the role of the nurse are emphasized.
Peer respite