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Commission opens planning for $20M peer respite investment and schedules public input
Summary
The commission launched a staff‑led planning project to use $20 million from the Mental Health Wellness Act for peer respites, including site visits, landscape research and a public hearing before drafting an RFA.
The Commission for Behavioral Health announced the start of a planning process to guide a $20 million Mental Health Wellness Act investment in peer respites.
Staff described peer respites as voluntary, short‑term, community‑based residential programs led by people with lived experience. Dr. Melissa Martin Mollard (standing in for the project lead) said staff have completed an initial site visit to SHARE Recovery Retreat and plan visits to Sally’s Place (Alameda), Insight Peer…
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