Sanctuary Model and Substance Abuse Treatment
One of the first Sanctuary Certified program is a substance abuse program for women in Oklahoma: Rose Rock Recovery Center.
There is a high level of co-morbidity between substance abuse and trauma-related mental health and social problems. As a result, substance abuse problems need to be addressed in the context of trauma-informed treatment.
- Tracy, C. (2002) Responding to the Needs of Pregnant and Parenting Women with Substance Use Disorders in Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Women's Law Project of Philadelphia
- Bloom (2002). The PVS Disaster: Poverty, Violence, and Substance Abuse in the Lives of Women and Children. A Literature Review completed for the Women's Law Project and the City of Philadelphia
- Bloom, Addiction and Trauma
- Bloom, (2000) Double Trouble: The Perils of Substance Abuse and PTSD
Interim House is a comprehensive women’s substance abuse program that includes a six-month residential treatment program, an intensive outpatient program, and an on-going outpatient program. Founded in 1971 as the first women’s residential program in Pennsylvania, Interim has a proven track record of success. Interim House has been consulting with Sanctuary faculty for a number of years.
- Article by Interim House Director, Kathy Wellbank, Incorporating the Sanctuary Model at Interim House, The Source 16(1):15-16. The National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, 2007
- Bloom, S. L. McCorkle, D., Farragher, B., Nice-Martini, K., Wellbank, K., Bennington-Davis, M. (2003). Multiple Opportunities for Creating Sanctuary. Psychiatric Quarterly 74(2): 173-190.
