Dance in the Rain Peer to Peer Mental Health Center
Evidence for Peer Support
Peer support is an evidence-based practice for individuals with mental health conditions or challenges. Both quantitative and qualitative evidence indicate that peer support lowers the overall cost of mental health services by reducing re-hospitalization rates and days spent in inpatient services, increasing the use of outpatient services. Peer support improves quality of life, increases and improves engagement with services, and increases whole health and self-management.
Source: MHA |
Peer support services are delivered by individuals who have common life experiences with the people they are serving.
Research has shown that peer support facilitates healing and reduces health care costs. Peers also provides assistance that promotes a sense of belonging within the community. Source: SAMHSA |
Located in Downtown Hyannis Minutes from the Bus Station and Main Street!
Upstairs 145 Barnstable Rd. Hyannis!
Upstairs 145 Barnstable Rd. Hyannis!
Dance in the Rain Statistics
Hours: Monday - Thursday 10AM - 4PM Wednesday & Thursday open to 6PM We directly engage with on a average of 12.8 peers daily. On a monthly basis we directly engage with over 260 peers. Through our social media and newsletter we engage with over 1,630 individuals every month. Every Tuesday afternoon two peers from Dance in the Rain go to the partial program at Cape Cod Hospital to offer support to those in the program. |
Dance in the Rain deals with the stark realities of living with mental illness on a daily basis. Mental Illness has a ubiquitous and complex nature to it.
Our peers not only struggle with mental illness they face addictions, alcoholism, homelessness, family dysfunction, trauma, loneliness and stigma. Here we offer our peers a safe nonjudgmental place to talk with others who understand what they are going through at an intimate level and can offer empathy and support. It's a place to find grounding and begin to heal among peers. |
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