Cove Behavioral Health in Tampa Florida will utilize its current residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment, prevention, and recovery services through the proposed Family Treatment Services to 90 pregnant and postpartum women and 90 children. The unique duplex setting on-site with 8 bedrooms in 2 duplexes is groundwork for Cove’s successful treatment program outside of the in-house residential community. Grouping women with like struggles and their children will enhance the recovery environment, camaraderie and very much simulate living in an apartment after discharge. The program will also provide trauma-informed services to stabilize, strengthen, preserve, and reunite families for the women, minor children, fathers of the children, partners of the women, and extended family members.
Through the use of evidenced-based strategies Cove will accomplish its goals of (1) Work with community partners to identify and engage high risk pregnant and postpartum women in need of behavioral health treatment services; (2) Provide screening and assessment for women with substance use disorders, alcohol abuse, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders, age 18 and over, who are pregnant or postpartum; (3) Provide comprehensive SUD treatment services to pregnant and postpartum women at a residential level of care, based on individualized treatment plans; and (4) Improve parenting skills, economic stability and family functioning for enrolled families. Cove will meet these goals and reach proposed goals by (a) decreasing the use and/or abuse of prescription, alcohol, tobacco, illicit and other harmful drugs among pregnant and postpartum women; (b) increasing safe and healthy pregnancies; (c) improving birth outcomes; (d) reducing related effects of maternal and /or paternal drug use on infants and children; (e) improving the mental and physical health of the women and children; (f) preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among the children; (g) improving parenting skills, family functioning, economic stability, and quality of life for families; (h) linking women to eligible benefits, housing, employment, transportation, and other community social services. Cove will provide and/or coordinate treatment services to pregnant and postpartum women and their families including minor children, as well as an array of services for non-residential family members of both the women and children delivered on-site at Cove’s main campus or in-home. Other components will include follow-up care after families leave the residential setting by continuing the individual and family wellness and recovery plans in the home and adding parenting and workshops to enhance family functioning and mitigate re-lapse. Cove will include culturally competent, trauma-informed services designed to meet the specific needs of PPW and their children.
The application builds on the strong 50-year service record of Cove Behavioral Health. Cove has successfully received and implemented substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery grants from local, state, and federal sources, including previous Pregnant and Postpartum Women program. In addition, Cove was awarded the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 2013 Science and Service Award and the 2013 iAward for Innovation in Behavioral Health Services national awards for Comprehensive Coordinated Care for opiate-addicted pregnant women.