The Center Collaborative: Creative Solutions in Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice: #18 Peer Respite Centers: Fostering wellness through building community (Part 2 of 2)

The Center Collaborative

Creative Solutions in Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice

From the Oregon Center on Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice, this series shines a light on partnerships that are moving the dial, leading to better solutions and outcomes for people who may become involved with the justice system due to experiencing behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disabilities, or neurocognitive concerns.

We talk with guests representing prominent voices from government, the judicial system, public safety, healthcare, and the broader community throughout metropolitan and rural parts of Oregon.

#18 Peer Respite Centers: Fostering wellness through building community (Part 2 of 2)

Oct 27, 2021

Kevin Fitts, Executive Director of the Oregon Mental Health Consumers Association discusses:

What peer respite centers provide to consumers;
Filling gaps by providing services that aren’t covered by Medicaid;
Redefining workloads in the system to include more peers;
The importance of peer voices within policy groups;
Building community and long term supports to bolster hope and support wellness;and
The need for damp and wet housing in Oregon

For more information about the intersection between criminal justice and behavioral health in Oregon, please reach out to us through our website at http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast and Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/. We’d love to hear from you.For more information about Peer Galaxy, please visit https://www.peergalaxy.com/