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Peer-crisis proposal from Northern Hope Center draws safety, readiness concerns
Summary
Commissioners at the Aug. 13 Health and Social Services Commission meeting questioned the readiness, training and medical oversight for Northern Hope Center’s proposed peer-based crisis program; one commissioner declined to score the application.
Northern Hope Center’s proposal to launch a peer-based crisis program prompted sharp questions about clinical oversight, staff training and launch readiness during the Health and Social Services Commission meeting on Aug. 13. The program director, Rochelle Jackson, identified herself as the program director of Northern Hope Center and described the drop-in center’s existing services: “We provide resources for homeless and mental health,” she said, and said the center offers meals, education and daytime alternatives for people who use substances. Commissioners pressed for details…
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