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Safe Beds: The New Partner in Niagara's Crisis System

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1999

Abstract

Over the past few years and for a variety of reasons, consumers/survivors in the Niagara Region have indicated that an alternative to hospitalization is needed. This paper describes the community-development process which led to the creation of a crisis-response system consisting of Community Crisis Care (CCC) and a Safe Beds program operated by the Canadian Mental Health Association St. Catharines and District. The system is described, as well as the partnerships that are critical to the program's success. Evaluative data are presented along with a discussion of critical learnings. Future considerations for program improvement also are discussed.

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Au cours des dernières années, pour diverses raisons, les consommateurs/survivants et les consommatrices/survivantes de la région de Niagara ont soulingné la nécessité d'une solution de rechange è l'hospitalisation. Cet article décrit le processus communautaire qui a mené è la mise en place d'un système d'intervention en cas de crise, formé de l'initiative Community Crisis Care (ser-vices communautaires en cas de crise) et du programme Safe Beds (héberge-ment sécuritaire). Ce dernier est mis en æuvere par le bureau de l'Association canadienne pour la santé mentale pour St. Catharines et son district. L'article décrit le système en question, et aussi les partenariats qui revêtent une importance cruciale dans le cadre du programme. Sont présentés des données d'évaluation et un examen des apprentissages de première importance. L'article traite également des facteurs è prendre en compte pour l'amélioration du pro-gramme dans l'avenir.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 18Number 2September 1999
Pages: 47 - 57

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Version of record online: 4 May 2009

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Sheila Bristo
Canadian Mental Health Association, St. Catharines, Ontario
Frances Konkle
Distress Centre Niagara Inc

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