1. Recovery from Crisis through Peer-run Respite By Daniel B. Fisher and Cathy A. Levin National Empowerment Center www.power2u.org With funding by SAMHSA,CMHS

2. Every individual is appreciated as a healthy person who has encountered trauma. He/She does their best to cope with feelings of fear, helplessness, terror, loss, hopelessness, shame, or anxiety.

5. US, Soteria House, Mosher (1999) higher levels of occupational and social functioning, and fewer inpatient admissions, than similar clients treated at a hospital New Zealand (Ekland, 2001) Consumer designed programs contributed to wellbeing Italy (Lora et al, 2003)75% of clients more satisfied with peer-run respite England (Whittle, 1992)Higher satisfaction with peer-run diversion program Comparision of peer-run respite and hospitals

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