House of Hope Provo – Zoe’s Story
House of Hope Provo – Zoe’s Story – The House of Hope is a non-profit organization that has provided statewide substance abuse treatment services since for 65 years. The House of Hope’s Salt Lake and Provo programs are gender-specific programs that provide substance abuse treatment services to women, pregnant women and mothers with children. Mothers in need of substance abuse treatment services can bring their children (under age 8) into treatment with them at the House of Hope. The House of Hope in Salt Lake City provides residential treatment for up to 45 women and 45 children daily, and serves up to 40 outpatient/day treatment women and 25 of their children daily. The Hope Center for Children can serve up to 75 children daily whose mothers attend the House of Hope programs. The House of Hope in Provo provides residential treatment for up to 16 women and 28 children daily. House of Hope Therapists and Case Managers provide caring, best-practice treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Treatment is focused on the biological, psychological, and social causes of addiction, and is holistic in nature. Services include group, individual and family therapy; group and individual behavior management; substance abuse education; relapse prevention; life skills; communication skills; anger management; and trauma groups. Parents in the program are taught positive parenting skills aimed at rebuilding and strengthening the parent/child attachment relationship. Case managers link each mother and …
'Octomom' Nadya Suleman Back on Welfare
Filed under: drug abuse help centers for pregnant women
“She spent most of her savings while she was in Chapman Treatment center, paying for around-the-clock nannies, drivers, security and her treatment program,” Rodriguez said in an email. “She does not expect to be on longer than three months.” Suleman …
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Drug scourge to receive attention from lawmakers
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One-fifth of all pregnant women in West Virginia have a drug issue that figures into their newborn. Deaths triggered by overdoses of opioids, the world's oldest … Perdue estimates some 5,000 residents check into methadone centers each day but the …
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