The First Step Home

Residential treatment: First Step Home is The only residential treatment facility for women in southwest Ohio that allows women to undergo treatment while allowing their children, under The age of 12, to live with them. During fiscal year 2023, 147 women were admitted to fsh's residential program. Eleven babies were born drug-free to clients during treatment.during this period, 66% of our clients were diagnosed with opiate addiction. This is a slight decrease from The past few years, but we are seeing increases in The use of stimulants such as methamphetamines and alcohol. The average age of The women was 33 and we provided them with 3,846 nights of room and board. Additionally, we provided 248 nights of room and board to The children who accompanied their mothers during treatment. Our residential services included 443 hours of individual counseling and 553 hours of case management.

Outpatient treatment: our typical client begins their treatment in our residential program and then moves to outpatient as they are stabilized in their addiction treatment. Outpatient treatment: most fsh clients begin treatment in The residential program & move to outpatient once stabilized & appropriate for a lower level of care. There are two levels of care in outpatient treatment: intensive and non-intensive. During fiscal year 2023, 117 women received outpatient services, and supportive recovery housing is available for all women receiving outpatient treatment. Almost all women in The intensive program reside in on-site recovery housing. Women who receive non-intensive outpatient services may continue to live in one of our sober houses, though some choose to live off-site. The number of recovery housing bed days for women during this period was 15,039, while 3,435 bed days were provided for The children living with their mothers. Additionally, during fiscal year 2023, The outpatient services provided 774 hours of case management and 1,061 hours of individual therapy to fsh clients, which helped them cope with their addiction and achieve long-term recovery.