Self-Reliance and Belonging: Guest Experiences of a Peer Respite
Below is the abstract for this study on peer respites: Objective: A peer respite is a voluntary, short-term, overnight program
Hearing Our Voices: Peer Support and Mental Illness (TEDx Talk)
When trying to solve this problem of lack of support for college students with mental illness, many people look to
A Case Study of the Peer-Run Crisis Respite Organizing Process in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, a group of consumers, called Groundhogs, organized themselves in early 2009 to design, lobby for, and implement PRCRs
Dan Fisher on eCPR – Podcast on ABC
Lynne Malcolm interviews Dan Fisher on Emotional CPR. Her show, called All in the Mind is described as RN’s exploration
Guide on Seclusion and Restraint
National Association of State Mental Health Planning Directors Guide on Seclusion and Restraint (pdf, 246KB, 35 pages) This paper is
Practice Guidelines: Core Elements in Responding to Mental Health Crises
Individuals experiencing mental health crises may encounter an array of professionals and nonprofessionals trying to intervene and help: family members,
Research Study Finds Unlocked, Mental Health Consumer-Managed, Crisis Residential Programs Produce Better Results Than Locked, Inpatient Facilities
For adults with severe psychiatric problems, consumer-managed residential programs may be the way to go, a study suggests. A 2008
Becoming Dialogical: Psychotherapy or a Way of Life?
"After birth the first thing we learn is becoming a participant in dialogue. We are born in relations and those
Inner and Outer Voices in Family and Network Therapy
A paper on the Open Dialogue approach: "In this paper three main themes are considered. First, I analyse the importance
Emotional CPR (eCPR)
Emotional CPR (eCPR) is an educational program designed to teach people to assist others through an emotional crisis by three