ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE
Located in Bethlehem, N.H., The Friendship House is a service of the state’s Division of Alcohol and Other Drug Services, providing a full continuum of treatment programs for individuals struggling with chemical dependency. Friendship House provides a short-term residential program, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), transitional housing, as well as specialized program for DUI offenders. If necessary, the facility also provides stabilization services, which may include medically-supervised detoxification.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
To determine an appropriate level of care, clients first participate in an initial substance abuse assessment. If a client requires supervision and a highly-structured schedule of treatment is acquire and maintain sobriety, the individual may be referred to the facility’s residential program, which typically lasts approximately 28 days.
According to the facility’s website, the residential program, which is referred to as the Clinically Managed High Intensity Residential Treatment (CMHIRT), focuses on the “onset, progression and neurochemistry of Addiction.” During residential treatment, clients participate in a highly-structured schedule of individual, group, and family counseling sessions. In addition, clients may attend educational sessions on relapse prevention, improving coping skills, developing peer-based support networks, and trigger avoidance.
The intensive outpatient program (IOP) follows the same programming approach as residential treatment, and IOP may be utilized as a “step-down” aftercare service for discharged residential clients. To provide additional support and extended care, clients may also enroll into the Transitional Living Program (TLP). The goal of the program is to provide support as the resident prepares for self-sufficiency, and the average length of stay is 90 days or less.
Friendship Home also facilitates an Impaired Driver Care Management Program, which satisfies the state’s requirements for relicensure. The program involves a comprehensive assessment to determine appropriate treatment, education, and/or recovery support services.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its treatment staff.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. However, out of five stars, the two individuals polled by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave the facility’s accommodations ratings of three stars and five stars.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
The one alum polled by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing was overall critical of the facility, offering ratings of two stars for the facility’s inclusion of holistic treatment methods, the level of family participation, and the amount of communication with loved ones during treatment. “I was not pleased with this facility. It was somewhat clean, but had bad exercise and leisure options,” the alum wrote.
Secondary sources revealed recent positive reviews of the facility. On Google reviews, two recent reviewers both gave the facility perfect five-star ratings. [1] “I can’t say enough great things about this place and the services it provides,” Sharyn, a representative reviewer, wrote.
The sole review on Citehealth agreed with this positive assessment. [2] “Wonderful experience with a top of the line staff and an extremely serene environment,” the anonymous alum wrote.
WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY
The sole loved one polled by Best-rehabs.com felt the facility’s accommodations and meals were superb, offering perfect five-star ratings for both survey metrics. “Meals and accommodations were good,” the loved one wrote. However, they offered a more moderate three-star rating for the facility’s overall effectiveness.
FINANCING
According to the facility’s website, treatment services are offered on a sliding fee scale, based on the client’s ability to pay. No information is provided concerning public or private insurance policies.
[1] https://goo.gl/jcqrHQ
[2] http://citehealth.com/reviews/1807