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Center seeks to keep families together for addiction treatment

Center seeks to keep families together for addiction treatment
REPORTER: THE STATELY MOUNT OLIVER SCHOOL BUILDING ON HAYS STREET MAY NO LONGER BE A SCHOOL. BUT ADDICTION COUNSELORS ARE READY TO SAVE LIVES IN THE RENOVATED FORMER CLASSROOMS, I THINK THAT IS THE EXCITING PIECE. REPORTER: EDUCATING ENTIRE FAMILIES, IN UPSCALE, TEMPORARY APARTMENTS. >> WE WANT THESE FAMILIES TO FEEL LIKE THIS IS HOME LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE THE START OF YOUR LIFE A BETTER LIFE. REPORTER: NICOLETTE COVINGTON IS THE DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR AUBERLE. >> THE IDEA HERE IS TO DO SOME THING THAT’S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE IN ORDER TO HELP FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. REPORTER: THE AUBERLE FAMILY HEALING CENTER WILL BRING EVERY SUPPORT SERVICE, UNDER ONE ROOF. >> YOU’RE IN A GROUP OF PEOPLE ALL IN THE SAME JOURNEY ALL STRUGGLING TOGETHER AND YOU HAVE A GROUP OF PARTNERS WRAPPED AROUND YOU THAT WANT YOU TO SUCCEED. >> IT’S REALLY MAKING SURE THAT THE FAMILY STAYS TOGETHER BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT WHEN THE FAMILY IS TOGETHER YOU HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF RECOVERING AND NOT RELAPSING. REPORTER: MANY PARTNERS, INCLUDING CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, ACTION HOUSING, THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO OUR NEIGHBORS WHO NEED THE LOVE. >> THERE’S OVER 500 FAMILIES IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY ALONE THAT HAVE A CAREGIVER STRUGGLING WITH OPIOID ADDICTION AND CHILDREN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING NEGLECT. REPORTER: THIS TEAM, LETTING THOSE FAMILIES KNOW, THEY’RE IN THE FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES, TOGETHER. >> IT’S VERY EXCITING IT’S LIKE CREATING THE BLUEPRINT OF WHAT HOPEFULLY HOW RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES SHOULD BE TO COME WE’RE EXCITED ABO
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Center seeks to keep families together for addiction treatment
The Auberle Family Healing Center, open in Mount Oliver, is helping families battle addiction in a new way. It's offering person-centered care, keeping families together.The center is described as the first of its kind in the country. It provides transitional housing and comprehensive care for adults struggling with addiction, and their entire families.The goal is to care for families and reduce the separation of parents and children while parents are undergoing treatment.Take a look at the video above for more.

The Auberle Family Healing Center, open in Mount Oliver, is helping families battle addiction in a new way. It's offering person-centered care, keeping families together.

The center is described as the first of its kind in the country. It provides transitional housing and comprehensive care for adults struggling with addiction, and their entire families.

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The goal is to care for families and reduce the separation of parents and children while parents are undergoing treatment.

Take a look at the video above for more.