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Mission Statement
St. Jude’s is committed to building a better community and to improving the quality of life for all persons served by providing innovative alcohol and drug treatment and prevention services.
Treatment Philosophy
St. Jude’s treatment services are based on the
belief that addiction is a disease and that treatment must focus on the whole
person. A holistic approach is used that includes addressing mental, physical
and spiritual issues.
St. Jude’s programs and services are based on the following SAMHSA’s (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration) Evidence-based Programs and Practices and Programs. SAMHSA’S National Registry of Evidence Base Programs: A Woman’s Path to Recovery, Boston Consortium Model: Trauma-Informed Substance Abuse Treatment for Women, Brief Strengths-Based Case Management for Substance Abuse, Cocaine Specific Coping Skills Training, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Double Trouble in Recovery, Living in Balance: Moving from a Life of Addiction to a Life of Recovery, Matrix Model, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Relapse Prevention Therapy, Supportive-Expressive Psychotherapy, Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM), and Twelve Step Facilitation Therapy.
History
St. Jude’s Recovery Center, a private nonprofit 501(c)(3), has been addressing the problem of substance abuse in metropolitan Atlanta since 1962. The agency, which was founded through the efforts of All Saints and St. Luke’s Episcopal churches, was the first long-term residential treatment program for male alcoholics in Atlanta.
In order to meet a growing community need for treatment services, St. Jude’s expanded in 1993 to create a comprehensive continuum of care, treating a broad range of addictions. New emphasis was placed on treating low-income and homeless women; basic healthcare services for clients were added; gender-specific treatment models were adopted; and community outreach, education, and prevention programs were implemented.
Today, St. Jude’s is the largest nonprofit addiction treatment system in Georgia. It is also one of Atlanta’s only licensed and accredited long-term, inner-city treatment programs serving homeless and/or low-income adults and families. St. Jude’s is licensed by the Georgia Department of Human Resources and accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Each year, St. Jude’s serves over 1,600 men and women in its residential, outpatient, permanent housing and detoxification programs. We also provide nearly 700 children and families with the education, counseling, and support needed to deal with a loved one’s addiction.
For a life devastated by Addiction
The number one Priority is
RECOVERY
Please support St. Jude's 2010/2011 Annual Fund
