ABOUT AMETHYST FOUNDATION, INC.
Amethyst Foundation, Inc., is a private, nonprofit organization located in rural southern New Hampshire that provides education, intervention, and evaluation services for individuals struggling with substance abuse. It is one of only 32 facilities in the state of New Hampshire that works as a private, nonprofit center. Founded in 1981, the center provides DWI/DUI programming, including weekend-long residential DUI courses. The center often accepts referrals from courts and probation officers.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
A weekend lodging program, the Amethyst Foundation has satellite locations for screening and intake interviews and class sessions. The facility accepts clients from across the Northeast.
The Impaired Driver Care Management Program (IDCMP) consists of four separate components: alcohol and drug abuse screening, substance use disorder evaluation, service plan development, and impaired driver education program (IDEP) sessions. The sessions occur on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., over the course of three consecutive weeks. For those unable to attend the evening sessions, the Weekend Impaired Driver Education Program (WIDEP) takes place over the course of a single weekend.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its treatment staff; however, the two individuals polled by Best-rehabs.com to date gave the center a four-star rating and a five-star rating out of five for its staff’s level of training and experience respectively.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
The quaint old farmhouse-style building is host to the program’s administrative offices and men’s dormitories. Inside the three-storied New England home, there’s a chandelier-lit dining room, a shared living space with a large TV and couches, and multiple classrooms. Weather permitting, clients can take advantage of the surrounding lawns, with volleyball courts and horseshoes.
The two individuals polled by Best-rehabs.com to date gave the center four- and five-star ratings for its accommodations and its cleanliness. For its meals, they gave the facility a two-star rating and a five-star rating.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
The sole alum polled by Best-rehabs.com gave mixed feedback about Amethyst. Despite indicating that they would strongly recommend the facility and giving it four stars for its exercise and leisure offerings and its treatment for co-occurring disorders, they indicated that treatment was ultimately ineffective. Still, the alum also offer high praise to the staff for being helpful and knowledgeable.
At the time of this writing, Google rating yielded negative reviews from 24 respondents.[1] Many of the complaints were aimed at treatment effectiveness and the staff. On the upside, the reviewers praised the food, leisure activities and amenities offered at Amethyst.
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
The sole review submitted to Best-rehabs.com to date was positive. The anonymous reviewer give the facility five out of five stars for its treatment effectiveness, counseling options, and treatment for co-occurring disorders. The reviewer also praised the staff but suggested treatment was pricey.
FINANCING
According to the facility’s website, the maximum fee for the IDEP is set by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services at $300.00. Out-of-state license holders with convictions that also took place out of state are charged $460.00. Both individuals polled by Best-rehabs.com to date gave the facility four out of five stars for its affordability.
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