2006 Press Release - SAMHSA Awards $10.6 Million for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women

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	Date:	September 28, 2006
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	SAMHSA Awards $10.6 Million for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
	The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the award of eight grants totaling $10.6 million over three years to expand the availability of comprehensive residential treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women, their children and family members. The service system, with linkages to primary care, mental health and social services, is designed to help preserve and support the family unit and provide a healthy environment for family members. The grants were announced during the presentation by Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., Director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, during the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC) Annual Conference in Burbank, California. “When a mother is affected by alcohol or drug use, the whole family is affected,” said Assistant Surgeon General Eric Broderick, DDS, MPH, Acting Deputy Director of SAMHSA. “These grants not only focus on the treatment needs of the mother, they also facilitate recovery and build resilience for every member of the family.” The eight awards are for up to $500,000 per year in total costs for up to 3 years of funding. Total 2006 funding is $3,525,010. Continuation of these awards is subject to both availability of funds and progress achieved by awardees. Grant recipients include: Arkansas University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock -- With funding of $375,000 in its first year, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will expand the capacity of Arkansas CARES program to increase accessibility to and improve outcomes from the provision of evidence-based, residential substance abuse treatment and recovery support services to low-income pregnant and postpartum women with substance abuse disorders or co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, and to their families, including underage children and partners. California PROTOTYPES, Culver City -- $500,000 for the first year will enable PROTOTYPES to expand the availability of comprehensive, integrated, high-quality residential substance abuse treatment services for low-income women, ages18 and over, who are pregnant and postpartum, and for their minor children and family members, all of whom have limited access to quality health services. The project, which includes a specialized child skill-building intervention, will encourage family strengthening both in the therapeutic residential community and later in the larger community. Mental Health Systems (MHS), Inc., San Diego — $500,000 in the first year will enable MHS’ Family Recovery Center to enhance comprehensive substance abuse treatment services to women who are pregnant and postpartum, minor children of the women, and their family members. The grantee will provide evidence-based interventions to strengthen the project’s capacity to meet the individual needs of the target population and to improve outcomes for the family unit as a whole. The grantee’s system of care will offer a variety of family support services, and will include case management, mental health, employment, child care, and other wrap-around services to improve the well-being of families served by this project. Walden House, Inc., San Francisco -- $434,311 in first-year funding will support Walden House’s Liberating Our Families from Drugs and Incarceration (LOFFDI) Program that utilizes evidenced -based treatment to reduce relapse to substance abuse and criminal behavior and to promote recovery among pregnant and postpartum women, their minor children and other family members. The program will help improve family functioning. This will lead to more successful re-integration back into the community by providing greater access to and use of targeted parenting, family and child treatment interventions, and creating a collaborative network of community-based providers to assist these women and their families, both within the residential treatment setting and beyond into community-based recovery. Florida Village South, Inc., Miami – With $250,000 in grant funding for the first year, The Village South will expand its Families in Transition Program, providing comprehensive, evidence-based residential treatment services available to 60 pregnant and postpartum women and 120 of their minor children, many of whom have been affected by prenatal effects of maternal substance abuse. The grantee will work with women, their children and family members to strengthen the family unit by providing recovery support, family support, and resilience building to promote recovery, improve family functioning and self-sufficiency and decrease involvement in crime. Massachusetts Stanley Street Treatment and Resources Inc., Fall River -- $500,000 in the first year will promote the expansion of the SSTARBIRTH Pregnant and Postpartum Women’s Program, a comprehensive residential treatment program utilizing evidence-based programming to improve treatment outcomes for both pregnant and postpartum women and their children. The program provides a flexible length of stay and an aftercare program that will include integrated treatment and recovery support services. Community partners provide on-site HIV education, job readiness and early intervention services for children; parenting skills and trauma recovery also are provided. Nebraska Heartland Family Service, Omaha -- $465,699 in first year funding will enable Heartland Family Service to develop a residential substance abuse treatment center for pregnant women and women parenting young children. Utilizing a therapeutic community model, the program will foster recovery, economic self-sufficiency, and protective mother-child relationships not only through the rigorous treatment process, but also by helping women and their partners develop better parenting skills, and improve overall social and family functioning. Preparation for return to the community will be abetted through vocational training, employment and housing assistance and other supportive services. Oregon LifeWorks NW, Portland – With $500,000 in grant funding in its first year, Lifeworks’ Project Network, a residential substance abuse treatment program, provides comprehensive trauma-informed, gender- and culturally specific treatment services for African-American women dually diagnosed with mental and substance use disorders and their children. The program includes outreach and engagement, screening and assessment, treatment for mental and substance abuse disorders, and education, relapse prevention, and recovery support. By engaging family in the treatment and recovery process, the program will build family-wide resilience and strengthening. Wrap-around services that promote community reintegration and recovery for women, children and families include physical and dental health care; employment readiness, training and placement; education and tutoring assistance; transportation and social and financial supports.



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