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About Meta House
Meta House is a 501c3 nonprofit organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that provides substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health treatment services to women and children.
Meta House provides gender-specific, trauma-informed, family-centered, and individualized treatment, because every recovery journey is unique. Meta House's continuum of care includes inpatient/residential treatment, outpatient treatment, and temporary recovery housing. They use an evidence-based approach that includes 1-on-1 therapy, curriculum-based group therapy, and family services.
Meta House’s residential program welcomes mothers to bring their children (ages 10 and under) into treatment; both mother and child can heal together. Meta House’s recovery housing includes apartments for women with children.
Check out their video to see what the residential facility looks like.
Meta House has an array of child and family services, which include prenatal & postpartum services, infant services, on-site childcare, family services, and parenting education. Additional services are available, including case management, peer support, and workforce development.
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Addiction and mental illnesses in the LGBTQ+ community must be treated with an affirming, safe, and relevant approach, which many centers provide.
Addiction and mental health treatment meets the clinical and psychological needs of pregnant women, ensuring they receive optimal care in all areas.
Women attend treatment in a gender-specific facility, with treatment delivered in a safe, nourishing, and supportive environment for greater comfort.
This center treats primary substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. Your treatment plan addresses each condition at once with personalized, compassionate care for comprehensive healing.
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Patients in gender-specific groups gain the opportunity to discuss challenges unique to their gender in a comfortable, safe setting conducive to healing.
Addiction and mental health treatment meets the clinical and psychological needs of pregnant women, ensuring they receive optimal care in all areas.
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
A combination of scientifically rooted therapies and treatments make up evidence-based care, defined by their measured and proven results.
Providers involve family in the treatment of their loved one through family therapy, visits, or both–because addiction is a family disease.
Individual care meets the needs of each patient, using personalized treatment to provide them the most relevant care and greatest chance of success.
Patient and therapist meet 1-on-1 to work through difficult emotions and behavioral challenges in a personal, private setting.
A practiced state of mind that brings patients to the present. It allows them to become fully aware of themselves, their feelings, and the present moment.
This approach is commonly used with children. It incorporates elements of play and self-expression, like boardgames, finger painting, dolls, and blocks.
This form of talk therapy addresses any childhood trauma at the root of a patient's current diagnosis.
Lateral, guided eye movements help reduce the emotional reactions of retelling and reprocessing trauma, allowing intense feelings to dissipate.
Family therapy addresses group dynamics within a family system, with a focus on improving communication and interrupting unhealthy relationship patterns.
Teaching life skills like cooking, cleaning, clear communication, and even basic math provides a strong foundation for continued recovery.
Relapse prevention counselors teach patients to recognize the signs of relapse and reduce their risk.
Anxiety is a common mental health condition that can include excessive worry, panic attacks, physical tension, and increased blood pressure.
This mental health condition is characterized by extreme mood swings between depression, mania, and remission.
Symptoms of depression may include fatigue, a sense of numbness, and loss of interest in activities. This condition can range from mild to severe.
OCD is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts that drive repetitive behaviors. This pattern disrupts daily life and relationships.
PTSD is a long-term mental health issue caused by a disturbing event or events. Symptoms include anxiety, dissociation, flashbacks, and intrusive thoughts.
Some traumatic events are so disturbing that they cause long-term mental health problems. Those ongoing issues can also be referred to as "trauma."
Using alcohol as a coping mechanism, or drinking excessively throughout the week, signals an alcohol use disorder.
Benzodiazepines are prescribed to treat anxiety and sleep issues. They are highly habit forming, and their abuse can cause mood changes and poor judgement.
Consistent relapse occurs repeatedly, after partial recovery from addiction. This condition requires long-term treatment.
A person with multiple mental health diagnoses, such as addiction and depression, has co-occurring disorders also called dual diagnosis.
Cocaine is a stimulant with euphoric effects. Agitation, muscle ticks, psychosis, and heart issues are common symptoms of cocaine abuse.
Drug addiction is the excessive and repetitive use of substances, despite harmful consequences to a person's life, health, and relationships.
Ecstasy is a stimulant that causes intense euphoria and heightened awareness. Abuse of this drug can trigger depression, insomnia, and memory problems.
Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal opioid. It can cause insomnia, collapsed veins, heart issues, and additional mental health issues.
Hallucinogenic drugs—like LSD—cause euphoria and increased sensory experiences. When abused, they can lead to depression and psychosis.
Treatment providers welcome family members to stay on-site to better the experience and success of patients and their families as a whole.
Patients in gender-specific groups gain the opportunity to discuss challenges unique to their gender in a comfortable, safe setting conducive to healing.
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