peer-run respite
The Ferns Peer Respite
Industry Mental Health
A voluntary 24/7 peer-run respite fiscally sponsored by Hopeworx, with staff and management identifying as having personal experience with emotional distress and life challenges. The Ferns Peer Respite scores well because the model leaves more value with stakeholders and governance has stronger accountability than peers, though person-dependent governance still limits the evaluation.
Why this matters: The Ferns is a strong Pennsylvania peer-run respite model.
Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.
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Evaluation Overview
A - Good
The score turns mainly on Extraction, with the largest penalty coming from Reversibility.
Strengths
- Extraction9/10
- Governance8/10
- Labor Sovereignty7/7
Penalties
- Reversibility-5
Evidence state
- ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
- ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
- Linked claims7
- Direct axis claims7
- Coverage7/14
Scoring Axes
| Axis | Score | Why this score |
|---|---|---|
Ownership
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Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control
at 10.
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6 / 10 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is publicly listed in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as a peer respite, peer-run respite, peer-operated respite, or crisis-respite alternative. Linked evidence
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Governance
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Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic
stakeholder control at 10.
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8 / 10 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is publicly listed in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as a peer respite, peer-run respite, peer-operated respite, or crisis-respite alternative. Linked evidence
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Extraction
?
Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured
extraction judgment.
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9 / 10 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is publicly listed in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as a peer respite, peer-run respite, peer-operated respite, or crisis-respite alternative. Linked evidence
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Labor Sovereignty
?
Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at
7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence
shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling,
retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of
worker voice, or extreme turnover.
|
7 / 7 |
The Ferns Peer Respite uses peer staff, lived-experience peer support, or peer-operated programming as a core service feature. Linked evidence |
Solidarity with the
Unemployed
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Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment,
and non-competes.
|
7 / 7 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is described as voluntary, non-clinical, home-like, or an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization or emergency/inpatient care. Linked evidence
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Loss-Bearing Fidelity
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Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and
public obligations.
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6 / 7 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is publicly listed in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as a peer respite, peer-run respite, peer-operated respite, or crisis-respite alternative. Linked evidence
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Market Conduct
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Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.
|
5 / 5 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is described as voluntary, non-clinical, home-like, or an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization or emergency/inpatient care. Linked evidence
|
Product Integrity
?
Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.
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5 / 5 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is described as voluntary, non-clinical, home-like, or an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization or emergency/inpatient care. Linked evidence
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Scale Integrity
?
Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.
|
3 / 5 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is publicly listed in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as a peer respite, peer-run respite, peer-operated respite, or crisis-respite alternative. Linked evidence
|
Penalties
| Penalty | Applied | Why this penalty |
|---|---|---|
Reversibility
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Applied when positive conduct depends on current living leaders,
founders, family owners, or other person-contingent governance rather
than durable structure. Range: -5 to 0.
|
-5 |
The Ferns Peer Respite's favorable conduct depends on public funding, program policy, nonprofit governance, or current peer-program practice rather than locked affected-stakeholder ownership. Linked evidence
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Bonus Credits
| Bonus | Credit | Why this credit |
|---|---|---|
Openness to Dissent
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Credit for tolerating internal, user, customer, worker, and public
dissent without retaliation, capture, or viewpoint laundering.
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2 / 3 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is structured around voluntary peer support, self-direction, non-clinical respite, or hospital-diversion rather than coercive psychiatric control, describes conduct considered under Openness to Dissent. Linked evidence
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Constitutional Spirit
?
Credit for respecting constitutional rights and civil-liberties norms
even where private law does not strictly require it.
|
3 / 3 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is described as voluntary, non-clinical, home-like, or an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization or emergency/inpatient care. Linked evidence
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Good Deal
?
Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low
lock-in, and clear customer surplus.
|
3 / 3 |
The Ferns Peer Respite provides short-term respite, peer support, crisis diversion, no-cost access, or publicly funded support for people in emotional or psychiatric distress. Linked evidence
|
Anti-Scapegoating Culture
?
Credit for documented non-punitive practices that prevent scapegoating,
mobbing, and isolate-and-expel dynamics. Ordinary civility, peer
support, or anti-bullying branding is not enough; the practice must also
avoid public shaming, punitive pile-ons, and scapegoating of alleged
scapegoaters.
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1 / 3 |
The Ferns Peer Respite is documented as a voluntary peer-support or home-like crisis alternative using lived-experience peer support instead of a locked or professional-command crisis model. Linked evidence
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Confidence Basis
Confidence Basis
Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.
Medium 66/100
7 verified linked claims 7 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 7/14 components covered
This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.
Claim confidence 13/20
7 verified linked claims
Source quality 10/18
Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability
Direct axis-specific claims 9/18
7 direct claims across 14 active components
Dispute load 12/12
0 disputed claims on this entity
Recency 10/10
Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026
Reviewer status 7/12
Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding
Component coverage 5/10
7/14 evidence-bearing components have direct support
Evidence State
Evidence State
Claims and Sources
Claims are the evidence record. Each claim needs a source link, axis category, status, confidence level, and timestamp before it can support a score.
* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.1The Ferns Peer Respite is publicly listed in Pottstown, Pennsylvania as a peer respite, peer-run respite, peer-operated respite, or crisis-respite alternative.
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
2The Ferns Peer Respite uses peer staff, lived-experience peer support, or peer-operated programming as a core service feature.
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
3The Ferns Peer Respite is described as voluntary, non-clinical, home-like, or an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization or emergency/inpatient care.
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
4The Ferns Peer Respite provides short-term respite, peer support, crisis diversion, no-cost access, or publicly funded support for people in emotional or psychiatric distress.
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
5The Ferns Peer Respite is structured around voluntary peer support, self-direction, non-clinical respite, or hospital-diversion rather than coercive psychiatric control, describes conduct considered under Openness to Dissent.
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
- The Ferns Peer Respite public websiteGeneral web source · 58%
6The Ferns Peer Respite's favorable conduct depends on public funding, program policy, nonprofit governance, or current peer-program practice rather than locked affected-stakeholder ownership.
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
7The Ferns Peer Respite is documented as a voluntary peer-support or home-like crisis alternative using lived-experience peer support instead of a locked or professional-command crisis model.
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
- National Empowerment Center Directory of Peer RespitesGeneral web source · 58%
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