House of Hope Provo – Zoe’s Story

House of Hope Provo – Zoe’s Story – The House of Hope is a non-profit organization that has provided statewide substance abuse treatment services since for 65 years. The House of Hope’s Salt Lake and Provo programs are gender-specific programs that provide substance abuse treatment services to women, pregnant women and mothers with children. Mothers in need of substance abuse treatment services can bring their children (under age 8) into treatment with them at the House of Hope. The House of Hope in Salt Lake City provides residential treatment for up to 45 women and 45 children daily, and serves up to 40 outpatient/day treatment women and 25 of their children daily. The Hope Center for Children can serve up to 75 children daily whose mothers attend the House of Hope programs. The House of Hope in Provo provides residential treatment for up to 16 women and 28 children daily. House of Hope Therapists and Case Managers provide caring, best-practice treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health issues. Treatment is focused on the biological, psychological, and social causes of addiction, and is holistic in nature. Services include group, individual and family therapy; group and individual behavior management; substance abuse education; relapse prevention; life skills; communication skills; anger management; and trauma groups. Parents in the program are taught positive parenting skills aimed at rebuilding and strengthening the parent/child attachment relationship. Case managers link each mother and …

Gaston County opens teen wellness center

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The center is funded by the Gaston Youth Connected initiative, a $ 5.8 million project of the Durham-based Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina. … A teen may come in for birth control advice and then be referred to a specialist …
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Times Staff Report

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DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP, facilitated by SouthernCare Hospice, meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. at Gadsden Health & Rehab Center, 1945 Davis Drive, Gadsden, on 800 Hall. For information, call … CHRISTIANS AGAINST SUBSTANCE …
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How do all the new state laws affect you?

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If you plan to get pregnant: The General Assembly expressed support for increasing public awareness of the importance of folic acid in the diets of women of childbearing age, to reduce the risk of birth defects. If you worry about drug abuse: Ohio will …
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