THE HEALING PLACE MODEL ADDICTION SHELTER HOMELESS

THE HEALING PLACE MODEL ADDICTION SHELTER HOMELESS

TIMELINE n n 1989 Incorporated first program as Jefferson County Medical Society Outreach Program 1990 Program started as overnight facility for Homeless Alcoholics 1992 Plans started for Men’s Recovery Program

TIMELINE n n n 1992 – 1993 Donations of $100, 000 from city, country and individual Humana Insurance $100, 000 over 4 years Board of Directors $100, 000

TIMELINE n n n 1995 Started First Program for Women with Women’s Shelter opened 1996 Opened Transitional Houses for Men 1997 Opened Program of Recovery for Women

TIMELINE n n n 1998 Opened another transitional house for men. 2000 -2004 Increased Capacity for men and recovery programs as well as transitional housing 2000 -2004 Increased Capacity got women as well as transitional housing

TIMELINE n n n Governor of Kentucky selects it as state model and provides state money to start 10 more around the state 2005 Money provided for 10 replications of the program across Kentucky 2006 Model becomes well known selected by the President’s White House Commission as a POINT OF LIGHT signifying it as one of the distinguished programs in America (not only drug use)

TIMELINE n n 2006 -2009 Replications in other states start Replications now in Richmond Virginia, Washington, D. C. , Raleigh, North Carolina and Minneapolis, Minnisota

TIMELINE n n 2008 First out of country consultation – Russia 2009 -2010 Plans developed to create a program very similar to the one at Healing Place in Belgorod, Russia

2010 New Womens Building n n n Next year the program will open a 19 million dollar facility that will house 40 women and their children for up to 1 year in a campus like area It is a state of the art building and grounds that is ecologically sound. Facility built mainly from donationsl.

THE HEALING PLACE MISSION STATEMENT To Reach the homeless, offer Recovery for the addicted, and help Restore productive lives. Reach Recover Restore

Characteristics of alcoholic and addicted homeless men and women- Strengths n n n Intelligent Creative Sensitive Focused Driven Fierce determination

Characteristics of alcoholic and addicted homeless men and women- Barriers n n n n n Fear Guilt Discouraged Confused Lost Ashamed Resentful Victim Delusional Despair

THE HEALING PLACE provides: • Emergency Shelter of 120 beds for men • Emergency Shelter of 24 beds for women • Sobering-Up Center of 24 beds for men • Sobering-Up Center of 13 beds for women • Recovery Program of 85 beds for men • Recovery Program of 30 beds for women

THE HEALING PLACE STATISTICS YEAR MEALS AVE* BEDS AVE* 1992/93 87, 819 241 34, 047 94 1993/94 209, 281 573 61, 931 170 2003/4 342, 104 938 * Average count per day 114, 368 314

THE HEALING PLACE STATISTICS EMERGENCY SHELTER-MEN Unduplicated count: 1994 - 1, 313 2004 – 1, 906 SOBERING-UP CENTER - MEN Unduplicated count: 1994 - 1, 187 2004 – 2, 007

THE HEALING PLACE WINNERS Successful Graduates 01/93 – 06/04 1, 307 Men 64% remaining sober first year 08/95 – 06/04 212 Women 66% remaining sober first year

Indigent/Homeless Recovery Model n n n n n Commitment and priority Hybrid therapeutic community process model 24 hour accountability by peers Peer driven – peer counselors Begin with basic behaviors Perks and rewards-vs-requirements Motivational track – Day Center Recovery Dynamics and the 12 Steps Health care Continuing care

LEVELS OF SERVICE PERM/APTS 1/2 -3/4 HOUSE ALUMNI/SILVER CHIP RECOVERY PHASE Life on Life’s Terms Continuing Care OFF THE STREET II OFF THE STREET I OVERNIGHT SOBERING-UP/DETOX NON-RESIDENT Healing Centers Medical Clinics Community Meetings

Critical Elements of the Model n n n 1. Guide & direct client thru 12 Steps to find Higher Power 2. Teach Recovery Dynamics 3. Hybrid therapeutic peer community 4. Role model social skills & positive change 5. Accountability 24/7 self & others

Critical Elements con’t n n n n 6. Keep focus on recovery first 7. Ownership of the disease 8. Empowerment/self-determination 9. Attraction 10. Self-governance 11. Peer teaching 12. Working with others

Critical Elements con’t n n n 13. Sharing experience, strength, & hope 14. Client Supervisors 15. Action/motivation 16. Responsibility 17. Self-paced/ Individual progress 18. Recovery based

Critical Elements con’t n 19. Zero tolerance: n n n A. Drug/alcohol use B. Violence C. Racism D. Sexual acting out E. Stealing

Critical Elements con’t n n n 20. Meeting people where they are at 21. “Loving people to life” 22. “I am my brother’s keeper” 23. Unconditional love for the individual – confront behavior 24. Long-term intense residential recovery program in an emer. shelter

Critical Elements con’t n n 25. Prevention education 26. Service on demand – unlimited access to services: all as appropriate

THE HEALING PLACE TOTAL PROGRAM COST $ 25. 00 person per day City and County (taxpayer) cost of caring for one alcoholic: • Arrest and retention for less than 4 hours $ • Jail cost per day $ • Jail cost with work release $ • State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Detox $ • State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resident $ • Local hospital ER $ 35. 00 58. 00 27. 50 265. 00 215. 00 275. 00

EFFECTIVE ALCOHOL/DRUG RECOVERY ORIENTED PROGRAM n n n 1. Establish clear concise n policy re: use 2. Develop comprehensive n assessment 3. Establish in-house jobs n program n 4. Develop perks and benefits n for progress 5. Mutual supportive living environment n 6. Determine program capacity 7. Motivational tracks pre-program 8. Identify Medical Director-Volunteer 9. Dual-Diagnosed clients program 10. Staffing pattern 11. Required and suggested books and materials 12. Administrative paperwork

SUMMARY n n n Cost effective program $25 per day compared to $250 per day Saves taxpayers more than $7 Million per year in Emergency Room and other hospital costs Saves $13 Million in Judicial and Court costs

Summary n n Free Health Services Clinic providing thousands of patient visits and prescriptions per year Unique Parent Reunification and Child Development Program that positively impacts 120 at-risk children per year

Summary n n Offers comprehensive continuing care that includes job placement, housing, education, assistance with legal and medical issues and family reunification Nationally recognized as a “Model that Works” by the US. Department of Health and Human Services

THE HEALING PLACE MODEL ADDICTION SHELTER HOMELESS