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Villa of Hope outlines crisis-de‑escalation and youth programs to People, Parks & Public Works Committee
Summary
Villa of Hope described two programs — Hope Place, a peer‑staffed crisis diversion site for adults, and Hope on the Horizon, a youth support center — including services, hours, location and entry procedures.
Monique Bodine, program manager for Hope Place at the Villa of Hope, and Daryl Emerson II, program manager for Hope on the Horizon at the Villa of Hope, presented program overviews to the People, Parks & Public Works Committee on April 24.
The presenters told the committee that Hope Place offers an alternative to emergency‑department care for adults in behavioral health or substance‑use crisis by providing a nonclinical, trauma‑informed “living room” setting staffed by certified peer specialists. "We are open 3 to 11 p.m.," Bodine said, and she described on‑site resources including a full…
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