Thursday, December 26, 2024
12/26/2024
ABSTRACT River Region Human Services, Inc. Women, Children, and Family Treatment (WCFT) River Region Human Services, Inc. (RRHS) has designed a residential substance use disorder treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women (PPW) known as the Women, Children, and Family Treatment (WCFT) program. This treatment program uses a family-model approach to treatment and behavioral health services in a drug-free, home-like environment; allowing substance addicted PPW clients to remain unified with their children during their treatment stay. RRHS is seeking funding through SAMHSA’s PPW funding announcement to reestablish its WCFT program and to expand existing PPW services currently funded by the state. As a licensed, non-profit provider for treatment, prevention, intervention and outreach for substance use and mental health disorders, homelessness and HIV/AIDS, RRHS has extensive experience in providing residential treatment to PPW clients that dates back to 2008. RRHS is keenly aware that pregnant women who give birth while in residential treatment facilities typically could not return to complete treatment because of the lack of suitable housing for mothers and newborns. RRHS is also aware that postpartum women in need of intensive substance use disorder treatment are hesitant to seek residential treatment because of the necessity to separate from their children. The WCFT program provides a full continuum of treatment needs for PPW clients, and a safe, drug-free, home-like environment for their infants and children, making it possible for the family to remain unified. In addition, WCFT uses a Family Disease Model approach to treatment by addressing the needs of the children, their fathers, and significant others and immediate family members in the women’s support system. The target population will include unemployed, low-income pregnant and postpartum women ages 18 and over and their children age 17 and under, who have limited access to quality health services. Women who reside in the city’s urban core will be targeted due to high infant mortality rates and other disparities. Funding will also enable RRHS to provide in-home counseling to children who may not be housed with the mother in the facility as well as significant others. In addition, WCFT will provide trauma specific services that create a collaborative and healing environment that improves efficacy in traumatized individuals while including cognitive, behavioral, inter-personal, case management, and supportive services. The range of services include outreach to detoxification, residential substance abuse, outpatient, mental health treatment, case management, parenting and Triple-P, smoking cessation classes, family strengthening and reunification, substance abuse prevention (for children), aftercare, housing assistance, family reunification services, and community re-entry. RRHS anticipates serving 40 women annually (200 lifetime), 50 infants/children annually (250 lifetime) and 30 family members annually (150 lifetime). WCFT’s goal is the successful completion of residential treatment by the targeted population with the objectives of reducing illicit substance use, increasing healthy pregnancies, improving mental and physical health of women and children, and enriching parenting skills.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).