Respite services for persons with mental illness and /or substance use disorders often experience unnecessary and costly Emergency Room visits or inpatient stays due to a lack of alternative services. The 6 bed Respite Wing will provide short-term beds, professional supervision, medication management, and psychiatric treatment to help stabilize individuals in psychiatric crisis and divert them from hospital emergency rooms or inpatient facilities. The Respite Wing will be staffed 24/7 and provide a safe and secure environment. The Respite Wing project will benefit adults (age 18+) with behavioral health/substance abuse issues and serious mental illness in CMHA’s service area, which includes the following towns: Andover, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Kensington, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks. Contact: Raymond J Gorman, Pres&CEO CMHA rgorman@cmhacc.org 860 826-1358 ext 1223