Gaudenzia, Inc

Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) - House of Healing, Gaudenzia Inc. Will Provide a Comprehensive Continuum of Evidence-based Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment, Recovery Support, Case Management, and Harm Reduction Services for 150 High Risk Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) in Rural Pennsylvania. Gaudenzia Will Employ a Family-centered Approach to Also Serve Approximately 300 Custodial and Non-custodial Children of the PPWS and 300 of Their Family Members. Population of Focus: the Pof Are 150 Low-income Pregnant and Up to 12-MONTHS Postpartum Women, Age 18 and Over, With a Sud Including Women With a Co-occurring Sud and Mental Health Disorder (cod), Women With Criminal Justice System Involvement (CJS), and Women With, or at High Risk for Hiv/aids and Hepatitis and 300 of Their Minor Children, Age 17 and Under. We Will Also Reach Out to Underserved Racial and Ethnic Minority Women, Who Are Often Isolated in Rural Areas of Pa. Services Will Be Provided to 300 Fathers of the Children, Partners of the Women, and Other Family Members and Children Who Do Not Reside in the Treatment Facility. Target Area: the House of Healing Residential Treatment Program for Women and Children Is Located in Erie, Pa and Accepts Admissions From Rural Counties in Western Pa Including Clearfield; Crawford; Forest; Jefferson; Potter; Venango; and Warren Counties. Strategies/interventions: the House of Healing Staff Will Provide Evidence-based, Family-centered Residential Treatment Services for PPW With Sud and Cods; Medication Assisted Treatment (mat); Adult and Pediatric Medical Care/psychiatric Services; Sud Prevention/harm Reduction Services; Gender-responsive, Trauma-informed Care; Wrap-around and Recovery Support Services. Services Follow a Plan of Safe Care and Include Case Management; Childcare; Parenting Skills Groups; Vocational and Employment Services, Life Skill Building; Aftercare Planning and Follow-up, Family Education, Counseling, and Referral Services; and Supportive Transitional and Permanent Housing. Age Appropriate Services for Children and Services to Families and Significant Others (SOS) Will Also Be Provided. Gaudenzia Will Utilize a Formal Steering Committee to Ensure That Consumers and Collaborators Have a Vital Role in Developing and Implementing the Project. Goals: the Overarching Goal Is to Address the Needs of the PPW and to Provide Services to Improve Child Well-being and Preserve and Support the PPWS Family Unit While Providing a Pathway to Recovery. Using Clear Measurable Objectives to Be Achieved Within 6-MONTH of Intake: 1. Increase Safe and Healthy Pregnancies and Positive Birth Outcomes for 100%; 2. Decrease the Use/misuse of Prescription and Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco by 90%; 3. Improve the Mental and Physical Health of the Women and Her Children by 80%; 4. Improve Parenting Skills/family Functioning/economic Stability, and Quality of Life by 80%; 5. Decrease Involvement in and Exposure to Crime, Violence, and Neglect by 75%; and 6. Retain a Minimum or 75% of the Women in Recovery Support Services.