The Haven Mother’s House I and II provides intensive residential substance abuse treatment to 26 women. Women who receive services through the mother’s house must either be pregnant or have an infant in their care. The Mother’s Houses provide a stable, safe, and drug free environment to allow women to overcome the behaviors that led them to a lifestyle of addiction and crime. Clients are given an opportunity to learn different ways to cope with their feelings and are taught how to make appropriate choices. Many women do not seek treatment due to the fact that they are fearful of what will happen to their children. At the Haven Mother’s House operates with the philosophy that it is critical that a mother be with her infant as she progresses through treatment. The Haven children are the heart of the program and allow the mother to experience love, care and parenting in a substance free environment.

Women are taught lifestyle skills and are expected to manage their environment. A typical day at the Mother’s House consists of waking up and being ready for their day at 6:50 a.m. Clients eat breakfast with their children and then take their children to an on-site specialized day care. They then attend substance abuse groups, including groups which help them to cope with their traumas and they receive cognitive therapy skills. They then go to the daycare to eat lunch with their children. Their afternoons are again spent focusing on overcoming their addiction. From 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the clients spend time bonding and attaching with their infants. From 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. clients attend one final group and then it is off to bed! Clients meet with a counselor one time per week to discuss their treatment goals and are provided with mental health treatment if necessary.