Mental health respite facilities are filling care gaps in over a dozen states.
"It's a really important piece of the larger puzzle of how to improve health care and reduce, because there is a 'traffic jam' in suicide prevention," said Jane Pearson, chair of the National Institute of Mental Health Suicide Research Consortium.
A 2015 study published online in the journal Psychiatric Services found that people who sought respite wereStill, del Vecchio said, more research is needed to analyze how the programs are working and troubleshoot problems. SAMHSA is conducting a cost-benefit analysis of respite programs that officials hope to release this summer.
Del Vecchio hopes greater awareness can help bring the promising respite approach to the states with the highest suicide rates, including Wyoming, Montana, Alaska, and New Mexico. "There was a lot of chaos. A lot of family fights broke out. That's when I took off — packed a bag and left for respite," said Quicke."There was nowhere else closer to go."
Allowing people to reach out for help without being judged is a crucial feature of the respite model, said Paul Pfeiffer, a psychiatrist at the University of Michigan's medical center. He cautioned against regulations that would make them more like hospitals, noting that many people in trouble avoid getting help because they fear being locked up in a psychiatric facility.
"Peer respite works 8 out of 10 times," said Noack, the executive director."Some people do have to leave to get another level of care, but nothing is ever perfect."
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