Arkansas CARES helps break the cycle of maternal addiction.
Established in 1992, this 120-day treatment program is for mothers who have a dual diagnosis of a substance use disorder and a mental health issue. The women entering Arkansas CARES can be pregnant and/or have children 11 years old or younger. Moms and children stay together during treatment, and together they receive therapy and learn how to work together as a team.
This family-centered approach for women and their children decreases maternal substance use while promoting healthy family through prevention, treatment education, research and advocacy. Substance use and mental illness are treated simultaneously, with the goal of keeping families united during and after treatment.
Arkansas CARES is licensed as:
- A mental health provider for children and adults.
- A substance use treatment center.
- A transitional housing provider.
- A provider of early intervention services.
From childcare and parenting support to mental health services and job preparedness training, Arkansas CARES specializes in guiding families through recovery to a full and healthy life — together.
For more information, call us at 501-906-4928.
Arkansas CARES provides:
- Individual, group & family therapy
- Psychiatric evaluation & testing
- Medication consultation & treatment
- Case management
- Childcare & parenting education
- Drug-free housing
- Life skills training
- Transitional housing & continuing care
Arkansas CARES has proven its effectiveness by demonstrating:
- Improved birth and child outcomes.
- Decreased maternal drug use.
- Increased maternal employment and income.
- Decreased maternal depression.
- Decreased homelessness.
- Decreased arrests.
- Decreased parenting stress and increased family cohesion.
- Decreased child abuse and neglect.
- Improved ability of children to resist alcohol or drugs.
Family Centered Treatment-Recovery (FCT-R)
Family Centered Treatment-Recovery (FCT-R) is an intensive, in-home practice that weaves together the Family Centered Treatment® model and substance use treatment. FCT-R addresses substance misuse alongside the underlying family systems and trauma histories that contribute to the cycle of addiction.
Arkansas CARES FCT-R includes:
- a Certified FCT-R Practitioner who meets with the family twice weekly to provide in-home, trauma-informed, evidenced-based care to support clients through recovery
- a Peer Recovery Support Specialist who meets with each family weekly to provide lived experience support
- Behavioral Reinforcement & Accountability Program with random drug screens where families can earn tangible rewards for positive behavior changes & meeting treatment goals
