Reinhardt-Wood Dawn L, Kinter Kenneth T, Burke Karen
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2018 Dec 1;56(12):31-35. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20180612-01. Epub 2018 Jun 20.
Peer-run wellness centers provide safe places in the community for individuals with psychiatric disorders to develop personal and community supports, feel needed, and be accepted and grow. Until now, these centers have existed only in the community, not in the state hospital setting. The current article chronicles the development of what the authors believe is the first peer-run wellness center on the grounds of a state psychiatric hospital. After 8 years of operation, the center has served hundreds of visitors. In that time, centers have opened in the state's other state hospitals and contributed to peer presence in the hospitals' units and treatment malls. The benefits of peer-run wellness centers are important in the hospital setting as well as the community. Despite institutional barriers, the center was able to address the needs of hospitalized individuals while informing a more recovery-oriented inpatient culture. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 56(12), 31-35.].
同伴主导的健康中心为患有精神疾病的个人在社区提供了安全的场所，使他们能够建立个人和社区支持网络，感受到自身的价值，被他人接纳并实现成长。到目前为止，这些中心仅存在于社区，而非州立医院环境中。本文记录了作者认为的首个位于州立精神病医院内的同伴主导健康中心的发展历程。运营8年后，该中心已接待了数百名访客。在此期间，该州的其他州立医院也开设了类似中心，并促进了同伴在医院各科室和治疗区的参与。同伴主导的健康中心的益处不仅在社区，在医院环境中也很重要。尽管存在制度障碍，但该中心能够满足住院患者的需求，同时推动形成更注重康复的住院文化。[《心理社会护理与精神卫生服务杂志》，56(12)，31 - 35。]
