"When the judge told me he was going to take my baby away from me, I thought that I would just curl up and die. But I ended up here at MFI where I found people who understood and didn't look down on me for my problems because they had them, too. Now I have by baby back and I'm working to get my life together." Jenny P., Age 29
For over 10 years, MFI has offered treatment targeted to the particular needs of women through residential, outpatient and day treatment services.
Women face a unique set of problems when dealing with substance abuse. While men frequently are supported by their partners' attempts to hold the famiy unit together, women often have no support system when they seek treatment. In addition, many women:
- suffer from feelings of dependency, low self-esteem, and anxiety
- have been victims of troubled relationships
- experience the disintegration of their families
MFI's programs help women with the special problems they face with chemical dependency.
MFI's specialized women's programs provide a save, supportive environment where women can develop skills to help free them from the feelings of dependency, low self-esteem, anxiety, and limited personal resources.
Women are provided with comprehensive, on-site, mother and child oriented services that deliver the elements necessary for the complete recovery of intact families. Clients receive:
MFI's treatment programs provide comfortable surroundings with play areas for children. Mothers learn to interact with their children and to understand what parenting is all about while they receive help.
MFI offers an array of services to meet each woman's situation. Women have access to residential, day treatment, and/or outpatient services, depending on each unique situation.
A Continuum of Care is the Answer…
MFI offers an array of services to meet each woman’s situation. Women have access to residential, day treatment, and/or outpatient services, depending on each unique situation. If an individual starts her treatment with residential care at A Woman’s Place, she and her children have access to Sober Living Center for Women, where they can stay for up to one year.
Others who wish to remain at home while seeking treatment may enter MFI’s intensive outpatient and day treatment programs. These well-structured programs allow women and their children to maintain a home life while receiving help.
MFI has four primary programs that help women:
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A Woman's Place - a residential treatment center for women and their children
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The Women's Center - a day treatment and outpatient program for women and their children
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The Women's Sober Living Program - an apartment complex for working mothers and their children
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The Women's Resource Center - a wide variety of free support services geared to the unique needs of women
For further information please call 951-683-6596 or toll-free at 1-800-923-5634.
