WAYSIDE HOUSE INC

WOMEN'S TREATMENT CENTER (WTC) PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR UP TO 41 WOMEN AT A TIME AND IS DESIGNED TO SERVE WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS WHO: (1) HAVE HAD PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL TREATMENT EXPERIENCES; (2) STRUGGLE WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS; (3) HAVE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTAL AND/OR SITUATIONAL TRAUMA; (4) ARE IMPOVERISHED AND HAVE LONG TERM HOMELESS CIRCUMSTANCES; AND/OR (5) ARE PREGNANT, POST-PARTUM, OR PARENTING. WOMEN RECEIVE COORDINATED BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE TAILORED TO THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND TREATMENT HISTORY WHILE RECEIVING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR LONG TERM RECOVERY FROM OUR SKILLED AND CARING STAFF INCLUDING LICENSED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS, MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS, NURSES, MEDICAL DOCTOR, CASE MANAGERS AND PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS. WE ALSO PROVIDE MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) AND PSYCHIATRY. OUR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ENSURE THAT OUR CLIENT'S CHEMICAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS ARE MET AND THAT AT DISCHARGE THEY ARE CONNECTED TO COMMMUNITY SUPPORTS INCLUDING HOUSING, FOOD AND FINANCIAL SECURITY, INSURANCE, AND A SUPPORT NETWORK. LOCATION: ST. LOUIS PARK, MN. IN 2024, 341 WOMEN WERE ENGAGED IN WOMEN'S TREATMENT.

FAMILY TREATMENT CENTER (FTC) MAINTAINS THE FAMILY UNIT BY ALLOWING MOTHERS TO ENTER TREATMENT PREGNANT OR ALONG WITH THEIR CHILDREN (AGE 11 OR YOUNGER) TO AVOID THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF SEPARATION. MANY WOMEN ARE INVOLVED IN THE CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM AND ARE WORKING TOWARDS REUNIFICATION OR ENTER TREATMENT WHILE PREGNANT AND DELIVER THEIR BABY WHILE IN OUR CARE. WOMEN RECEIVE SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT INTEGRATED WITH REUNIFICATION ADVOCACY AND PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT, WITH THE GOAL OF PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ADDICTION CONTRIBUTES TO THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES) OF THEIR CHILDREN, BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND ATTACHMENT, ACHIEVING STABILITY IN THE COMMUNITY, AND ULTIMATELY BREAKING THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF RISK. EVERY WOMAN AND HER CHILD(REN) WORKS WITH A FAMILY SERVICES COUNSELOR AND CASE MANAGER IN ADDITION TO LICENSED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUSELORS AND A MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING CHILD AND FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE PEER RECOVERY SPECIALISTS, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT), NURSING, PSYCHIATRY, AND DEDICATED CHILDREN'S CASE MANAGEMENT. CHILDREN ARE LINKED WITH HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE, EARLY EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT, WELL CHILD AND DENTAL SERVICES, AND SCHOOL SUPPORT. FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AGE 5 OR UNDER MAY ENROLL IN FAMILY HOME VISITING WITH IN-HOME PARENTING SUPPORT FOR UP TO TWO YEARS POST-TREATMENT. LOCATION: MINNEAPOLIS, MN. IN 2024, 91 WOMEN ACCOMPANIED BY 89 CHILDREN RECEIVED FAMILY TREATMENT.