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Resource guide to women-specific
programs
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Contact
information is provided for programs mentioned in previous
articles. For a comprehensive list of treatment resources,
click here. For a list of women’s residential programs updated annually
by the federal government, go to the
Center For Substance
Abuse Treatment's Treatment Locator Service at or call (800) 662-HELP (4357).
Gateway Foundation, 55 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Il
60604, (312) 663-1130: A
treatment program with specific programs for women, with
facilities in Texas, Illinois and Delaware.
The Next Step, 276 Sherman St., Albany, NY 12206, (518)
465-5249: Provides residential
treatment for women recovering from alcoholism and drug
abuse.
Prototypes, 5601 W. Slauson Ave., Suite 200, Culver City, CA
90230; (310) 641-7795: Serves women and
their children who are homeless, battered, addicted to drugs
or alcohol and those living with or at-risk for contracting
HIV/AIDS at its facilities in Southern California.
The
Rebecca Project for Human Rights, 1752 Columbia Road NW,
Third Floor, Washington, DC 20009; (202) 265-3907:
Legal and advocacy organization that helps poor and
low-income mothers recovering from substance abuse.
Southcentral Foundation: Alaska Women's Recovery Project,
4130 San Ernesto Ave., Anchorage, AK 99508; (907) 729-5090: Provides leadership
training, mentoring and support for recovering women.
Women for Sobriety, P.O. Box 618, Quakertown, PA 18951-0618;
(215) 536-8026: Designed
specifically to help women alcoholics achieve sobriety by
addressing the need to overcome depression and guilt through
the “New Life” program.
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