Table 2:
The UNC Horizons Program for Pregnant and Parenting Women, North Carolina, United States.
| History | |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Horizons was founded in response to the high North Carolina infant mortality rate |
| 2001 | First residential treatment program |
| 2003 | Opened a licensed childcare center |
| 2005 | Upgraded its day treatment program to a SACOT (Substance Abuse Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment) program, which increased group programming from 3 to 5 days per week |
| 2010 | Second residential site opened in Chapel Hill in 2010, allowing Horizons to house up to 25 women and their children |
| Current Activities | |
| Families Served | Over 230 each year from over 40 of the 100 North Carolina counties |
| Programming | Addiction education, relapse prevention, parenting, healthy relationships, health and safety, family planning, trauma recovery, employment services, life skills, budgeting |
| Women’s Services | Screenings, intake evaluations, individual counseling, case management services, outreach and peer support services (including home visits), and observed urine drug screens |
| Children’s services | Comprehensive assessments for residential children, and a full range of intervention services as indicated, including child/parent psychotherapy for the mother/child dyads |
| Additional services | Transportation and childcare |