Meta House ends the generational cycle of addiction by healing women and strengthening families.
Our compassionate and experienced team of providers offers alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment services based on over 50 years of proven results. We give priority admission to pregnant women and IV drug users.
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Services Offered
Women and Children - Because women who are involved with their children during treatment tend to be more successful, Meta House was one of the first treatment centers in the country to allow children to stay with their mothers in a residential drug and alcohol addiction treatment setting.
Mental Health Disorder - Women who are dependent on substances typically suffer from co-occurring substance use disorders and independent mental health disorders (a mental health disorder diagnosis along with a substance use disorder diagnosis). Alcohol and drugs can make any existing mental health symptom worse. Individuals with mental health disorders often face misdiagnosis and cannot access appropriate support and treatment. Meta House is uniquely equipped to support women with mental health disorders.
Social Stigma - Women battling addiction to alcohol or other drugs typically face enormous challenges (i.e. poverty, lack of education, homelessness, mental health disorders and difficulty with parenting) which are confounded by the social stigma and discrimination attached to substance addiction, especially maternal substance use. They internalize this stigma and tend to experience self-loathing. At Meta House, we treat everyone with respect and are dedicated to reducing the social stigma of women who are addicted to substances through advocacy and education.
Fees and Payment
Many if not most of the clients accessing residential treatment will qualify for public funding that does not require any out-of-pocket cost for you. For other clients, we have a sliding-scale structure we hope will work for many families. Added into that many of our clients in our outpatient program qualify for Medicaid, which we gladly accept. We likewise are happy to work with other insurers. If you don't currently have insurance, please call-we'd love to help you get enrolled if we can. Finally, if you're responsible for any co-pays, we'll be up front about that and talk through how to make that work for you. We're also a non profit agency. Check our ABOUT us page for more information.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono Medicaid
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