Coventry
House
46 Coventry Street
Hartford, CT 06112
Phone: (860) 714-3703 | Fax:
(860) 769-6786
ADRC
has earned the Joint Commissions' Gold Seal of Approval™
The
Coventry House is a 10-bed halfway house for substance-abusing pregnant and
post-partum
women. Coventry House allows mothers to bring up to two existing children into the treatment facility to avoid disruption of the family unit. Empowerment, self-esteem, abstinence and independence are addressed.
Coventry House, opened in October 1993, is a first such long-term residential treatment center in the Hartford area. It grapples with the immediate health problems of mother and child and also helps women deal with longer-term challenges.
Primary among those is helping residents see how they came to addiction and, through counseling and 12-step programs, helping them find a path back through sobriety.
Residents are expected to pay for care to the extent possible and are encouraged to volunteer for community work, both to re-pay society and gain self-respect, and to explore potential vocational choices. Once interested, residents are encouraged to participate in community vocational training programs.
In addition to vocational training, women are instructed in family dynamics and child rearing, and helped through joint counseling to re-establish family unification whenever feasible.
The 12 to 18 month residence program at Coventry House provides sanctuary, counseling, nutrition and substance abuse education, parenting skills, arranges for pre and post-natal care, and prepares women for return to the community as whole, contributing members. The maternal drive to see a child thrive is an important ally in this struggle.
The program admits children with their mothers, and can house ten women and twelve children. When residents complete the program, Coventry House helps them find affordable safe housing and provides follow-up care and supervision.
ADRC Program links:
Alcohol and Drug Recovery
Centers, Inc.
500 Blue Hills Avenue
6th Floor - Administration
Hartford, CT 06112