Gaudenzia Babies and Children First Services for Erie County Women

521 West 7th Street
Erie, PA 16502

Erie, Pennsylvania
814-746-4184

About Gaudenzia Babies and Children First Services for Erie County Women

Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Gaudenzia Community House for Women and Children offers low intensity residential treatment for women with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), they accept Medicaid and certain types of commercial insurance. Their treatment and referral helpline is available 24/7.

Pregnant and Parenting Women’s Program

Offering gender responsive care through individual and group counseling, they were one of the first organizations in the nation to provide specific treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women.

Focused on keeping families together for more than 40 years, they foster a safe space where women can bring their children to treatment without the fear of losing custody. Preferential treatment is given to pregnant mothers with substance use concerns.

MAT for Opioid and Alcohol Dependence

In addition to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing, they offer medication assisted treatment (MAT) with Vivitrol, naloxone, and buprenorphine. Connections to methadone maintenance can be provided. They also offer medication management, wellness activities, and integrated health services. Emotional regulation and psychoeducation play an important role in their treatment. Morning and evening meetings are available.

Support and Structure

Clients say that the programs at Gaudenzia taught them how to love themselves and others, providing them with the support and structure to be successful in recovery. They say they were able to gain helpful tools, build support systems, and change their thought processes. They praise the program for offering everything they needed to get their lives back.

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Amenities

Private Rehab

Private drug rehab provides a comfortable, secure environment that allows you to focus on doing the work to get your life back on track. Benefits include a higher staff-to-client ratio, increased one-on-one time with therapists and healthcare providers, private rooms for clients, and customized forms of therapy.

Private Rooms

In order to maintain a sense of autonomy, many private rehab facilities offer clients the ability to choose their own private rooms. The privacy and personal space ensure that the recovery process is as comfortable as possible.

Rec Room & Activities

Recreational therapy uniquely combines therapeutic interventions with an activity, like horse-riding, hiking, wilderness therapy, basketball, tennis, or a full workout. Benefits of recreational therapy include providing a healthy way to work through the emotions of recovery, learning to build and maintain relationships, improving communication skills, and building self-esteem.

Residential Setting

Residential drug rehab provides the comforts of home with the therapeutic support needed to successfully recover. Benefits of an inpatient program include increased safety, a higher success rate, and the time and distance given to focus on recovery. Residential drug rehabs are often the preferred method of treatment, as they can be tailored to meet specific needs, offer focused therapeutic care, and provide the necessary tools to sustain recovery.

Addiction Treatment Programs

Women's Rehab

Women’s rehab in Pennsylvania helps females struggling with substance use disorders build the skills necessary to maintain sobriety. Treatment is designed to help women stay on track for long-term recovery.

Teen & Adolescent Program

A young adult program in Pennsylvania provides a comfortable, age-appropriate environment for treatment. These programs offer life skills education, individualized treatment, family therapy, and aftercare.

Adult Program

The Keystone State offers many resources for those struggling with substance use disorders. Each adult program in Pennsylvania provides individualized care, to meet people where they are and help them take the next step on their recovery journey.

Opioid Treatment

Opioid rehab in Pennsylvania often includes medication assisted treatment, which helps alleviate withdrawal. This treatment is combined with other therapies that give you skills to navigate addiction and achieve long-term recovery.

Drug Rehab

Drug rehab in Pennsylvania is devoted to the treatment of addiction. Levels of care, treatment methods, and settings differ, but the aim of each program is to end drug dependency and empower participants to achieve long-term recovery.

Alcoholism

Alcohol rehab in Pennsylvania uses various treatment techniques to teach you how to change your lifestyle, living environment, and social connections. These changes help you control urges to drink and learn how to prevent relapse.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive behavioral therapy in Pennsylvania helps participants identify inaccurate thinking and learned patterns of negative behavior and how to change them. It gives participants the skills to relieve their symptoms without turning to substances.

Levels of Care

Dual Diagnosis & Mental Health

Mental illness and substance abuse are so integrated that they must be treated together. Ignoring one and treating the other doesn’t work. Dual diagnosis treatment in Pennsylvania effectively addresses both mental health and substance abuse disorders, for the best outcomes.

Sober Living

An average stay at a Pennsylvania sober living home is designed to decrease your chances of relapsing. While there, you’ll work on strengthening your recovery skills and prepare to live on your own. You’ll attend 12-step meetings, work or go to school, and follow a structured schedule that provides stability and accountability.

Aftercare & Alumni Program

Following rehab, you can receive much-needed ongoing support through aftercare rehab in Pennsylvania. Services may include financial planning, career guidance, legal advice, and other practical supports, as well as counseling and 12-step groups. Taking advantage of these resources greatly reduces the chance of relapse.

Drug & Alcohol Intervention

Intervention specialists are often a key part of the recovery process. These professionals provide pre-intervention counseling to family members, assistance with intervention facilitation, and valuable resources and insight to develop an effective treatment plan for drug rehab in Pennsylvania.

Inpatient Rehab

When first starting drug rehab in Pennsylvania, many individuals begin with inpatient rehab. This involves staying at the facility 24/7 and receiving a variety of treatment methods that typically include group and individual counseling.

Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Outpatient Rehab

While undergoing outpatient treatment in Pennsylvania, you’ll work through challenges such as cravings, social skills, and relapse prevention as you meet with a recovery expert and attend 12-step meetings. This treatment may last a few weeks or several months, depending on your recovery needs.

Accreditations

CARF
NAATP

Contact Information

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521 West 7th Street
Erie, PA 16502

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