Women's Addiction Program

Hannick Hall - Catholic Family Center
800.732.9210
or Intake Coordinator 585.342.8202
www.cfcrochester.org
The focus of this program is for women to develop the skills to achieve abstinence and maintain recovery from drug addiction. This means that treatment addresses all aspects of the person: mental, physical, emotional and spiritual. Women who complete this program leave with a plan in place for continued recovery, usually with an outpatient drug treatment provider. Other services support parenting, education, employment, mental health, physical health and housing needs. Women who are admitted must have a diagnosis of chemical dependency. The most frequent diagnoses are alcohol, cocaine and heroin addiction. The majority of women also have mental health and physical health problems. Examples include anxiety, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, eating disorders, personality disorders, HIV, AIDS, diabetes, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, ob/gyn problems, sexually transmitted diseases, ulcers, migraines, etc. Women in need of this level of care must, by regulation, "need substantial social habilitation or rehabilitation and have demonstrated an inability to remain abstinent outside of a highly structured setting." Many times this means previous non-compliance or relapse in outpatient services. It also means deficits in education and employment, poor health care, poor problem solving and planning skills, poor social skills and a pattern of violent or abusive relationships.