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Project Harmony
Helping pregnant and parenting women
live drug and alcohol
FREE
Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Services
First grant received from DHS in 1998, a three county grant
Focus was on actively – using pregnant and parenting women, as well as women at risk for returning to chemical use (no treatment connection needed)
No funding received in 2009-2010, county $ were used to continue to see women in addiction
January 2012 was the start of a new five year funding cycle
We are currently in the 2rd year of funding from DHS, using Federal dollars
Goal is to serve 40 women in 3 counties per year
Goal is to serve 16 women with opioid use per year
Summer of 2016-Summer of 2017 30+ women have been served- we will surpass our goal
2016-2017 year more women have been served since the beginning of the program
We currently have a waiting list
Must be a resident of Meeker, McLeod or Sibley County
Must be a woman who is pregnant or parenting a child under 10 years of age
Must either be:
• a) currently in CD treatment
• b) have completed CD treatment in the past 6 months
• c) Planning to enter CD treatment in the next 3 months
• d) Be pregnant and using alcohol or drugs
• e) Some situations we can help without connection to treatment
There are no income requirements for the program
Social Services (child protection, Rule 25 assessors, mental health case managers)
CD treatment facilities
Doctors
Self
Public Health programs (WIC, pregnancy testing)
Mental health practioners
Probation
6 – 12 months for non-pregnant women
6 – 12 months after the birth for pregnant women
(can also be in the program while they are pregnant)
Possible payment of 1st month’s rent
Utility payments
Bus passes/tokens, gas cards
Assistance with daycare costs while in treatment or attending NA/AA meetings
Help paying for emergency costs (car repairs, shoes, phone cards, etc.
The multidisciplinary team consists of:
Public Health Nurse
Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors (LADC)
Recovery Coach
A wrap-around team approach is used
Client centered and directed path to recovery
A strength-based care plan is used
Strengths are identified and built upon
Resources/supports are identified and included in the plan
Clients priorities, needs and goals are the focus
Referrals to necessary community programs are made throughout the time spent in Project Harmony
Dependent on whether clients are in treatment or not
Dependent on other commitments such as work, probation meeting, job search etc.
Public Health visits usually are 2 times per month or more
Recovery Coach visits are usually 1-2 times per week at first, then they taper off
Phone calls also are made frequently, sometimes many times a week if a crisis occurs
Visits can be made at home, at a public place (coffee shops, office buildings, WIC, Social Services), in court, at NA/AA meetings and bible study meetings, parenting meeting
Visits can include social workers, job service workers, or others involved in the client’s case
Provides clinical perspective
Meets with PHN, Recovery Coach and sometimes SW and Probation to develop and contributes to the Client Centered Care Plan
Provides all mental health services
The LADC is mainly used while women are in treatment. Then, the recovery coach takes over the role of helping coordinate services in the community
Encourage clients to establish a medical home and get on, and stay on, health insurance
Encourage routine well-child exams and preventative health care (ie. dental care)
Assess woman’s health care need (tobacco cessation, family planning, mental health)
Assist families to complete regular
ASQ/ASQ-SE forms on younger children for development delays and behavior concerns
Teach infant/child safety and provide supplies to child-proof homes
Assess, teach, and model positive parenting skills using Growing Great Kids curriculum
Form a team approach with the Recovery Coach
Main goal is to provide client support to achieve recovery goals and to become the healthiest woman possible
Facilitate access to supportive community services like NA/AA, women’s support groups, counseling
Yoga/Mindfulness- Women and Children
Assist women to line up services such as MFIP, housing, day care, preschool classes, ECFE classes, recreational activities, bible study, etc.
Recovery coaches can go into court with women in the program, attend staffings at treatment centers, attend IEP meetings at school – clients get to decide what help they need and how to use their Recovery Coach
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Reaching out to/finding women in addiction
Being limited to serving mainly women connected with CD treatment- Many women are taking a path that does not include traditional CD treatment
Enrolling women in the program (The program is usually voluntary. There is often shame or guilt connected to being in a program related to addiction)
Return to chemical use while women are in the program
Barriers to recovery such as unaddressed mental health issues
Getting others entities to refer women to the program
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Drug free/alcohol free births for babies born while moms are in Project Harmony
Decreased drug/alcohol use for women in the program
Identification of both children and moms with FASD and referral for testing and services
Women in addiction be more connected with recovery and support services in their community (NA/AA, women’s support groups, mental health counseling)
Women and their children receiving necessary medical and mental health services
Reduced child abuse reports
Increased number of children who have health insurance and are up to date with shots and well-child exams
More positive, empathetic parenting skills
More stable housing for families
Less need for public assistance as women stay clean and return to the work force
Release of children from the foster care system to their mother
Developmental needs of children addressed
Stable and affordable housing obtained
Please call:
Ann - Meeker County Public Health
320-693-5370
Jennifer - McLeod County Public Health
320-864-3185
Patty - Sibley County Public Health
507-237-4000