CT moving toward peer-run respite centers

Bill proposes community-based alternatives
Connecticut is considering legislation to provide funding for eight peer-run respite centers in five separate regions. According to the bill, proposed for the 2025 budget, a peer-run respite center is a community-based alternative for people undergoing a mental health crisis that gives them the chance to avoid psychiatric hospitalization.
The centers are voluntary, unlocked facilities where people can come and go at will. Personal items like cell phones are not confiscated and the peer support staff are specialists with lived experience who provide 24/7 mental health support.
Fifteen other states including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, have already implemented this type of mental healt...