Program areas at IHR
Program and systems development: consultation to state agencies and substance abuse treatment programs on the development and coordination of services to individuals and families in Recovery, esp. Pregnant and parenting women, homeless individuals living with hiv, individuals affected by abuse, adolescents in need of drug awareness, women affected by substance abuse with histories of trauma, and individuals in substance abuse treatment affected by tobacco use. Provides outpatient behavioral Health services in homes, communities, and office-based substance use and co-occurring disorder treatment, work with families, youth and young adults to address substance use disorders and integrate parenting, mental Health, and trauma counseling into treatment.
Training and outreach: consultation to healthcare and social service providers on numerous issues including substance use abuse, co- occurring disorders/violence, trauma, parenting, gender-specific treatment, women and hiv/aids, trauma and children, child welfare, and tobacco cessation and design and implement innnovative models of family-centered, trauma-informed behavioral Health treatment and trainings on these models.
Ihr currently administers federal projects to implement trauma-informed services for families and children involved with the child welfare system, building parental Recovery, confidence and competence. Ihr also administers federally supported projects to serve pregnant and parenting women struggling with drug and alcohol use and their children and to serve homeless families affected by substance use and mental illness and trauma.