Wednesday, April 24, 2024
4/24/2024
The KS Helping Empower and Recover Together (KS HEART) program will provide evidence-based, family-centered treatment services to pregnant and postpartum women in Kansas with substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder. Pregnant and postpartum women using substances face complex challenges that put the health and stability of their family at risk. Funding and eligibility restrictions to existing substance use treatment services often cause women to lose access to care during some of the most vulnerable points postpartum. The KS HEART program will bridge these gaps to services and provide evidence-based treatments, including Medication Assisted Treatment and tobacco cessation. By focusing on family-centered therapy, expanding outpatient programs, and providing community-based wraparound services the KS HEART program aims to accomplish the goals of decreasing substance use, including opioids, among pregnant and post-partum women in Kansas; increasing family stability and support; and maintaining community tenure and recovery for the whole family unit. The KS HEART program will serve approximately 55 women a year at two pilot locations, for a total of 165 women over three years.
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