SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Toni is a 34-year-old single mother of two. She began using alcohol, cocaine, and methamphetamine at 16 and then turned to heroin. Toni's involvement with drugs led to her being in and out of institutions for five years. She would enter drug treatment, but always relapsed. When she entered PROTOTYPES Women's Center-Pomona with her two children, Toni expressed fear that she "wouldn't make it past 90 days," because that was the point at which her previous attempts at recovery had faltered. However, in her first 90 days of treatment, Toni had a complete assessment and was diagnosed, for the first time, with bipolar disorder. She received psychiatric medications, which relieved her mental illness symptoms. Toni was able to participate actively in individual and group treatment and to learn new parenting skills, while her children participated in the children's program.

Toni is now clean and sober, with a job and a stable housing situation for herself and her children. After completing the residential treatment program, she went on to participate in the PROTOTYPES' outpatient program.

Pomona Women's Center

The PROTOTYPES Women's Center in Pomona is a comprehensive, residential treatment facility for women who are seeking to recover from substance abuse and for their children. It opened in 1988 and has become a national model for the exceptional quality of the services provided and for its high success rate among graduates. The Center integrates and coordinates services for multiply vulnerable women, including those with mental health issues, trauma (physical and/or sexual abuse) in their past or present, and/or health problems such as HIV/AIDS. The program offers priority admission to pregnant women.

The Women's Center's residential treatment facility can house up to 110 women and 70 children at any given time. Having their children with them at the Women's Center during their recovery improves the recovery process and also allows clients to take advantage of the many resources available at the Center to improve their parenting skills. Services offered at the Women's Center include: Specialized Women's Groups; parenting training and "Mommy and Me" classes; HIV/AIDS counseling; individual and group therapy; survivors' groups; Seeking Safety groups; vocational training, including computer training using state-of-the-art equipment; "Mommy and Me" classes, 12-step meetings; family therapy; Head Start; literacy training; and medical services.

For information about PROTOTYPES Pomona Women's Center, please contact one of the Deputy Directors at 909-624-1233.

Pomona Outpatient Treatment Programs

PROTOTYPES Outpatient Treatment Programs serve women and men with substance abuse problems. Treatment plans are individualized for each client, and treatment time can range from 3 months to more than a year. Outpatient programs include: Day Treatment, Day Rehab, and Outpatient. Day Treatment is an intensive program for clients requiring a significant amount of support. Services are offered six days a week from 9am until 3:30pm. The Day Rehab program is similar to the Day Treatment program, but focuses specifically and intensively on treating dual diagnosis, with clients coming for services three to five days a week. Outpatient Services are less intensive, designed for clients who have completed the residential or the Day Treatment or Day Rehab programs. A Parenting Center on-site provides day care for clients' children while they receive treatment. The Outpatient service also supports clients' housing needs, with two Satellite Houses for women and their children participating in the program.

Services offered at the Outpatient Treatment Programs include: structured day care; individual therapy; family therapy; substance abuse, mental health, HIV/AIDS, and domestic violence groups; HIV/AIDS testing, counseling, and prevention; vocational counseling and assistance; computer lab with classes and support; parenting groups and access to a therapeutic nursery; and referrals to community agencies for housing, vocational training, health care, and related services.

For information about PROTOTYPES Outpatient Treatment Programs, please contact the Program Director at 909-398-4383.

Women's Center/Ventura County

PROTOTYPES Women's Center/Ventura County is a comprehensive residential treatment facility that provides services to women who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol and may have co-occurring mental health disorders. Modeled after the nationally renowned Pomona program, Women's Center/Ventura County also includes a parenting program and a childcare component. Up to 30 women and 30 children participate in the modified therapeutic community, which is the cornerstone of the program; through the therapeutic community, the women along with the highly trained staff support one another in the process of recovery.

Located on a unique rural property, with orchards and an organic garden, the center is conducive to the healing and reflection that each woman is engaged in while in treatment. The center is located minutes from area beaches and downtown Ventura, which provides the women with opportunities to participate in many enrichment activities in the community.

Services offered at the Women's Center/Ventura County, include: case management; individual and group therapy; domestic violence, "Seeking Safety," chemical dependency education, anger management, relapse prevention, and parenting training groups; GED training; "Mommy and Me" classes; HIV testing and counseling; vocational assistance and job placement; computer classes; on-site Narcotics Anonymous, Big Book, and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings; a Family Night Support Group; medical services, including, psychiatric, medical and pediatrics; aftercare meetings; a mentoring program; and nutrition and wellness services.

For information about PROTOTYPES Women's Center/Ventura County, please contact the Intake Coordinator at 805-382-6296.

Community Prisoner Mother Program (CPMP)

Since 1997, PROTOTYPES has been the Southern California provider contracted by the California Department of Corrections to operate a Community Prisoner Mother Program (CPMP). The program provides housing, sustenance, supervision and programming for up to 24 incarcerated mothers and 24 children at any one time. The goal of the CPMP is to provide a safe, stable, and stimulating environment for inmate mothers and their children. The program reunites mothers with their child(ren) and prevents the separation of mothers from their infants and young children at birth, while promoting bonding and strengthening of the family unit. The women participate in a structured program that addresses substance abuse issues, health, emotional stability, self-esteem, parenting, education, as well as employment skills and community re-entry. Their children receive services that promote physical and emotional well-being, healthy personal adjustment, and success in learning. The CPMP ultimately promotes inmate mothers' successful reintegration into society.

Pregnant and Postpartum Women Program

Through funding from SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, PROTOTYPES Women's Center Pomona provides specialized, comprehensive, integrated, trauma-informed residential substance abuse treatment services for low-income women, age 18 and over, who are pregnant and postpartum, and for their minor children, ages 0-17 years, and family members, who have limited access to quality health services. PROTOTYPES PPW program serves 40 new pregnant and postpartum women and their children and family members per year. The program will: decrease the use and abuse of prescription, alcohol, tobacco, illicit, and other harmful drugs; increase safe and healthy pregnancies, improve birth outcomes, and reduce related effects of maternal drug abuse on infants and children; improve the mental and physical health of the women and children; improve family functioning, economic stability, and quality of life; and decrease involvement in and exposure to crime, violence, sexual and physical abuse, and child abuse and neglect. The program incorporates evidence-based practices, including Motivation Enhancement Therapy (MET), Seeking Safety Groups, Nurturing Parent Training, Relapse Prevention, Case Management, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Strengthening Families, Matrix Model, and a specialized child skills-building intervention.

For information about PROTOTYPES PPW Program, please contact one of the Deputy Directors at 909-624-1233.

Second Chance Re-Entry Court Program

PROTOTYPES Women's Center Pomona houses the Second Chance Women's Re-Entry Court Program, designed to provide an array of services to women facing a state prison commitment and to formerly incarcerated women parolees. The Re-Entry Court Program represents a multi-agency collaboration of a variety of governmental agencies and organizations throughout LA County, all devoted to creating a pathway for success for women offenders. The goal of the program is to promote the successful return of women prisoners to the community and to divert women from a state prison sentence by developing a comprehensive support system that creates individually tailored and culturally competent reintegration, case management, and treatment plans designed to reduce recidivism and promote social responsibility, self-reliance, and family unity. The program is based on the drug court model, which combines intensive supervision, drug testing, positive reinforcement, appropriate sanctions, and court-supervised treatment to break the cycle of addiction and criminal activity. Services include appropriate gender-responsive substance abuse treatment, health and wellness care, mental health care, education, employment training and placement, case management, financial management, child services and family reunification services, legal services, domestic violence education and trauma counseling, and transportation.

For information about PROTOTYPES Re-Entry Court Program, please contact April Wilson, Deputy Director, at 909-624-1233.

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Throughout all its mental health and substance abuse treatment
programs, PROTOTYPES utilizes an integrated approach when
providing services to individuals with co-occurring disorders.