Substance Abuse Services for Pregnant and Parenting Women
The North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services has funded perinatal and maternal substance abuse programs which are specifically designed to meet the needs of women who are using substances while they are pregnant and/or parenting and the needs of their children. These programs fall into five categories.
Perinatal
Programs for women who are pregnant or post-partum and require a residential level of substance abuse treatment. Some of these programs are able to accommodate other children as well as the infants. Services typically include substance abuse treatment, life skills training, parenting education, child care, and transportation. Clients may stay up to a year. There is no income or health insurance requirement for these services.
Maternal
Programs for women who are mothers and require a residential level of substance abuse treatment and their children. There is no income or health insurance requirement for these services. Services typically include substance abuse treatment, life skills training, parenting education, child care, and transportation. Clients may stay up to a year.
CASAWORKS
Programs for women who are mothers, require a residential level of substance abuse treatment, and receive Work First cash assistance, and their children. Services typically include substance abuse treatment, job training, life skills training, parenting education, child care and transportation. Clients may stay up to a year. The CASAWORKS for Families model was developed by the Columbia University Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.
Transitional
Programs for women who are pregnant and women who are mothers and have three to four months of sobriety. Services typically include substance abuse treatment, job training, life skills training, parenting education, child care, and transportation. Clients and their children may stay up to two years.
Outpatient
Programs for women. Women do not need to have custody of their children to participate in these programs. Services may include group, individual, and/or family counseling on an outpatient basis. Life skills training, parenting education, child care, and transportation may be included in these programs.
Here is more information about perinatal substance abuse programs, or if you would like to talk to someone you can contact the perinatal substance use specialist at 1-800-688-4232.
Here is the current list of residential treatment facilities for pregnant women.