About Oxford House Gravois – St. Louis
Oxford House Gravois specializes in providing a peer directed sober home for adult men in substance abuse recovery in Saint Louis, Missouri. This self supported housing initiative offers a unique, community based sober living environment that esteemed institutions such as The New York Times and SAMHSA have praised.
They provide a place for peers in recovery to live together and support one another to achieve a safer and healthier lifestyle. Their program prioritizes self determination, disciplined democracy and peer support among residents. Each element has proven to be a key component in avoiding relapse.
What’s particularly unique about this facility is that individuals have free rein to stay at this home for as long as they need. Residency is contingent on clients’ commitment to remain drug and alcohol free, pay their share of living expenses and abide by house rules. This means you could remain a resident at Oxford House Gravois for a matter of months or a few years. The average length of stay is about a year.
All Oxford House residences are democratically self run. This means that household residents select officers from their peers who serve the household community. Every resident has an equal vote to ensure an egalitarian living arrangement that promotes recovery. Whoever is elected will serve for a term of six months before elections begin again.
Since the home strictly enforces its commitment to sober living any member caught breaking the rules will be immediately expelled, so it is essential to remember this before enrolling.
Another interesting fact about the Oxford House residences is that DePaul University studied the program across 25 years. They released their summary report,in 2016 showing that Oxford House’s sober living programs can be highly beneficial to lasting recovery.
If you become a resident you can visit attractions like nearby botanical gardens, art museums, and related cultural attractions offered in the Saint Louis metropolitan area. These resources offer peaceful settings for meditation and relaxation and opportunities for sober social activities.
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