Intentional Peer Support: Using a Crisis as an Opportunity for Growth and Change

• By: Lauren D’Isselt Manhattan Crisis Respite Center
• October 1st, 2013
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In January 2013, Community Access, in partnership with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, launched the first alternative to hospitalization program in New York City. Called a crisis respite center, the new program has several unique features that, compared to “treatment as usual,”...