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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abus Alcohol. 2021 Jan 23;8(1):1085.

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