Detroit is looking to expand the supply of addiction recovery shelter beds using money from national opioid settlement agreements.
Contractors were selected to provide long-term housing for people being treated for substance abuse. The City Council approved three-year contracts on Tuesday – a $1.2 million contract with Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation and an $806,436 contract with Second Chance 2000.
Additional contracts are pending with Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries and Mariners Inn.
Recovery housing is meant to provide a stable environment for people to complete treatment. Many individuals seek recovery housing placements after completing inpatient treatment while continuing treatment as outpatients.
Recovery housing services and stays can vary widely, according to city documents. Some homes offer on-site treatment services or group sessions, while others offer a supportive living environment.
Stays can range from a few months to longer periods of time, depending on the program policies.
Second Chance provides services to men aged 25-44. This contract will provide eight additional beds, which may increase the new bed count to 23. Second Chance allows participants to stay up to a year.
Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation (SHAR) provides services to women and men, with a maximum stay of 120 days. The contract will add 18 new beds in the women’s unit, serving 216 women over the next three years. The men’s unit has 20 beds and can serve 240 people over the contract term.
Both organizations offer wraparound services like transportation to inpatient and outpatient treatment, behavioral health services, primary care, case management and peer recovery support.
