rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-legislators-we-need-peer-run-respite?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-legislators-we-need-peer-run-respite' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Keep the Promise Coalition https://actionnetwork.org/groups/keep-the-promise-coalition-2 https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/groups/default_facebook_images/000/221/773/original/KTP_Logo_Web-01.png?1649174125 Connecticut Mental Health advocates! We are asking for your support in establishing peer-run respite in our state! Please urge your legislators to allocate $7.5 million in the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) budget to fund and establish five peer-run respites and one Soteria-style respite throughout the state of Connecticut. Peer-run respites in at least 14 other states have proven to be successful and cost-effective alternatives to inpatient and emergency hospitalization. Peer-run respites are voluntary, short-term programs that provide 24-hour, community-based, non-clinical support to people experiencing mental health crises. Peer-run respites are operated in home-like environments by peer support specialists, who have lived expertise with mental health conditions. These will not only be effective in supporting people currently undergoing mental health crises, but peer-run respites will also help to proactively prevent further crises. Person-centered care is essential for a functioning mental health system, and the time is now to introduce peer run respites to our state. Our next step is to contact our legislators and ask them to allocate $7.5 million (and $6 million subsequently) to fund and establish one peer-run respite per each DMHAS region, as well as one centrally located Soteria style respite, which can accommodate longer stays. For more information, please see the attached one-page fact sheet regarding peer run respites. Thank you for your support! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-legislators-we-need-peer-run-respite