When Jennifer Tirado ran into the woods during a mental health crisis, the officer who chased after her told Tirado she had two options: she could either come with him willingly, or he would have to ...

Founder and CEO of Promise Resource Network Cherene Allen-Caraco, center, at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the mental health agency's peer-run respite. (Photo credit: Taylor Knopf) This is your ...

When talking with a mental health provider or suicide hotline about thoughts of suicide, self-injury, or other experiences that could be called a mental health crisis, many people hope to find social ...

We are living in a (more or less) post-pandemic era that has predictably led to increases in lives interrupted by emotional distress and problems with substances. It’s ‘predictable’ because there was ...

Every year, it’s the same. Jessica Haymes knows she’s supposed to be happy. She sees the Christmas lights and families bustling for gifts in the mall. She hears the Christmas music and the carolers ...

May 2—SUPERIOR — Work is underway to open a peer crisis respite home by the fall. Chrissy Barnard, president of National Alliance on Mental Illness Lake Superior South Shore (formerly NAMI Douglas ...

Life Connections Recovery Services hosted a community workshop Wednesday, August 9, to introduce plans to start a Peer Run Respite House. The respite house is a program where people can stay up to ...

May 14—SUPERIOR — Douglas County officials are considering giving a portion of opioid settlement funds to Hope Haven Peer Respite to help people in crisis with mental health and substance use ...

DEWITT, Iowa (KWQC) - May is Mental Health Awareness Month and one area nonprofit organization helping those with mental health and substance abuse challenges is getting a permanent home. Life ...

Peer Support Space prepares to open Central Florida’s first peer-run respite center for mental health. Credit: Yasmin Flasterstein/Peer Support Space Yasmin Flasterstein has personal experience ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- NC Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday a $22 million investment to expand community crisis center and peer respite care across the state. This is part ...

Above: Hear a version of this story that aired on 89.1 WUFT-FM. Florida nonprofit corporation Gainesville Peer Respite may be forced to close its doors to the community for good after losing its ...