Welcome to The La Crosse Lighthouse
"Shedding light on hope, offering space to heal, and meaningfully connecting to community."
A peer respite is a voluntary, short-term overnight program that provides community-based, non-clinical crisis support for people seeking to find new understanding and ways to move forward. Peer Support is about social change. Watch our video for more info!
"The shadow is the greatest teacher for how to come to the light." - Ram Dass
Our Services
Sanctuary
A place to heal, no cost, hiking trails nearby, private bedroom, come and go as needed, completely voluntary. One-to-one support will be made available with respect to each individual's process to heal.
Support
Everyone working at The La Crosse Lighthouse identifies as having lived experience with recovery. Whether that means extreme emotional or altered states, a psychiatric diagnose, trauma, living without a home, navigating mental health systems, or recovering from an addiction. We believe out of life's most difficult situations, there is opportunity for growth.
Connection
Support and resource information for opportunities, and organizations that support a person's recovery. On-going engagement and community awareness. A warmline will be available 24/7 for support and resource information.
What We Do
We offer non-medical, overnight respite to those experiencing overwhelming mental health and substance use related struggles or any other emotionally distressing challenges (1-7 nights)
24 hour/7 days a week warm line support (non-crisis phone support)
Access to 1:1 peer support, individually and as a group
Connections into community, resources, natural support, and activities