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

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kevin Fitts, Executive Director of the Oregon Mental Health Consumers Association discusses:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What peer respite centers provide to consumers;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Filling gaps by providing services that aren’t covered by Medicaid;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Redefining workloads in the system to include more peers;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of peer voices within policy groups;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Building community and long term supports to bolster hope and support wellness;and</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The need for damp and wet housing in Oregon</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the intersection between criminal justice and behavioral health in Oregon, please reach out to us through our website at</span> <a href="http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Facebook page at</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We’d love to hear from you.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">For more information about Peer Galaxy, please visit</span> <a href="https://www.peergalaxy.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.peergalaxy.com/</span></a></p>