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National Empowerment Center’s Directory of Peer Respite Centers

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, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

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Date: 8/17/23
Resource Type: Other Resource Hubs
Topic: Community Safety, Health & Healing

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