ABOUT FIRST STEP HOME IN CINCINNATI, OH
Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, First Step Home provides residential and outpatient treatment and sober living options to new mothers and pregnant women seeking freedom from drug and alcohol addiction. Founded in 1993, the center exists to help women break the cycle of addiction and abuse so that they can become self-sufficient and provide safe and nurturing environment for their children.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
Programming begins with an assessment process to help treatment staff develop an appropriate course of treatment. According to the center’s website, women typically complete the residential program in 45 days. Following their time in residential care, women progress into transitional living and continue receiving treatment in an outpatient setting.
Each week, program participants meet with their assigned counselor and attend 12-step meetings and group therapy, the latter of which helps women develop effective coping skills. For women with children under the age of 12, there’s an on-site childcare program that runs during groups and meetings. Women are joined with their children during lunch, every evening, and overnight.
The guiding principles for First Step Home are evidence based practices, a comprehensive recovery continuum, and services that are client-centered. Additional treatments offered here include medication-assisted treatment (MAT), trauma-informed services, parenting classes, nutrition education, addiction education, family support groups, in-home support for newborns, job placement assistance, and opportunities for peer mentorship.
The center also offers access to primary health care, mental health services, prenatal care, and pediatric and family health care.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
There is currently no information provided by the center regarding its treatment staff. However, the two alumni surveyed by Best-rehabs.com to date gave the center four- and five-star ratings for the staff’s level of training and experience.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
According to its website, First Step Home has more than 60 beds in its residential program and sober living houses combined.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
The two alumni surveyed by Best-rehabs.com to date both reported having positive recovery experiences at First Step Home. Both women gave the center a perfect five stars when asked if they would recommend First Step Home to others, and high marks for the center’s visitors’ policy, family participation, counseling options, and co-occurring treatment.
“I love the facility bc they help with more than getting clean which we need bc recovery isn’t just about getting clean it’s about living life better in EVERY WAY,” wrote alum Sarah. Patty, the other reviewer, claimed that First Step gave her the “structure and discipline, [and] guided me in the right direction when I needed it.”
Also to date, 11 Google reviews collectively gave the center an average rating of 4.2 out of five stars, several of whom claimed that the center saved lives. “Saves lives! Good work First Step Home!” one wrote. “Love this place they saved my life most of the staff is amazing, another commented.”
FINANCING
First Step Home accepts Medicaid for Ohio residents, and offers a sliding scale for other payment options.