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How Afiya's House Helped Me

Eamonn Flynn who is the coordinator of a group of people working to start a Soteria House in London, asks Cindy Marty Hadge what it was about the Afiya Respite House in Massachusetts that helped her.

Afiya House (short edit)

Afiya House opened on August 4th, 2012 in Northampton, Massachusetts. At the time, it was one of only 13 'peer' respites in the country. (That number has now grown to closer to two dozen.) It was and continues to be the only 'peer' respite in Massachusetts.

On the Road to Wellness Promo

On the Road to Wellness is a non-clinical, member-driven, grass-roots organization designed to enable its members to develop and maintain their own wellness plans … whatever that means to them.

Testimonial, On the Road to Wellness

Intentional Peer Support is a valuable tool in the mental health system’s tool-box. It’s warm, relational, and provides the kind of support that leaves a person genuinely feeling connected.