Gaudenzia – Fresh Start

About Gaudenzia – Fresh Start – Wilmington, Delaware

Located in Wilmington, Delaware, Gaudenzia is an organization that provides addiction treatment and recovery services. Their Fresh Start program offers substance use treatment to pregnant women after they’ve been released from prison. Clients will receive residential care and also assistance with housing support services after delivering their newborn child.

Gaudenzia recognizes that recovery can be a multi faceted issue. It requires a variety of treatments to make sure you get the support you need for a successful recovery. Some of the services you’ll receive include individual and group counseling, medication assisted treatment and support for co occurring mental health disorders.

Medication assisted treatment will involve a combination of medication and counseling. Medications, such as methadone, can reduce your withdrawal symptoms and help reduce your physical cravings. Along with medication, you’ll participate in individual and group counseling to address the causes of your addiction.

Participating in a gender specific group will allow you to be more open about your experience and relate to your peers’ experiences. Your counselor will also be able to focus topics more towards what addresses your specific recovery needs.

Not having a house can make it more difficult to support your child and also focus on your recovery. Gaudenzia’s Affordable and Transitional Housing Assistance services will help you get access to transitional housing options, job readiness services and individual case management. A case manager can also work with you to get access to other services to support your recovery, such as medical care and education services.

As you begin to start your new sober lifestyle, you can start finding a variety of interesting things to do in town. The Delaware Art Museum and the Brandywine Zoo are some of the fun attractions you can visit.

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Deja Gilbert, PhD, LMHC, LPC, FACHE

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Patricia McKernan, DSW, LSW

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Nikant Ohri, CPA

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M. Elizabeth Naughton-Beck, Esq.

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Michael Anderson

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Bhavani Raghavan Lobo, Psy.D.

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