Among our interventions efforts and the subsequent success stories is a case with outcomes as follows:


On the night of January 5th,2016 while on duty as Counselor's Assistant at a local in-patient treatment program, our founder provided a screening & intake procedure on behalf of a client we shall call Linda. Linda having spent the last 5 years hooked on heroin, decided,(after having completed detox, followed by the 30 day in-patient substance abuse treatment program), that she was ready to deal with the challenges of her getting and remaining drug free, decided to allow Mr. M. to develop a Chronic Care Crisis Support Team, not available through that treatment program at the time, to arrange for her to receive Intense Aftercare and Case Management services through referrals and alliances within the community starting with emergency shelter. Linda completed the 5-day detox program, followed by the inpatient program. Unfortunately, upon her completion of treatment, there was a shortage of available transitional housing slots, which called for referring Linda to a local shelter and keeping contact with her for support purposes. The team secured an appropriate but temporary housing source for Linda.

A week after completing the treatment program and being placed into the housing, Linda went into maternity labor, and was rushed to the delivery unit of a local hospital where she gave birth to a 3 pound; 9-ounce baby girl, born with no arms, a half of a heart, and a life-threatening addiction to heroin.

The Housing resource upon Linda's request, contacted the counselor's assistant at the treatment program that she had recently completed. Enlisting the support of the team that had arranged her placement into the shelter after Linda's treatment. Mr. M and the volunteer team, with the help of the delivery hospital was able to arrange the ambulatory transfer of 1 week old "Kiesha Mae" into a local prenatal care crisis unit of a local children's hospital, a hospital that specializes in the care of and treatment of children born addicted to illicit drugs. The baby with the continued support of the initial crisis team received specialized care and case management which included but was not limited to the provision of prosthetic limbs and related support, as well as therapeutic and other appropriately additional interventions needed to foster the child's uses of her limbs, via support of the child's holistic development process. Linda was now receiving appropriate clinical aftercare for her addiction, as well as appropriate supportive case management services. With care and placement arrangements for her child Keisha-Mae being in place, Linda was able to concentrate on her treatment. Linda kept in contact with Mr. Mangrum, who worked with his team to provide comprehensive advocation and case management for Linda and her child, which included, but was not limited to finding her long-term housing, support services for her child, transitional housing program, part time employment, a host of support groups, and after Linda achieved 2 years sobriety, a scholarship that she had interest in for a local Registered Nurse Training program.

Linda has been drug-free for 6 years now. Keisha-Mae is 6 years old. Kiesha attends a developmental support program for special needs children, where she is happily enjoying a Day camp for Kids program. She has been fitted for and is continuiosley provided with prosthetic limb adjustments as well as related supports, and has successfully survived her third heart transplant, for which she receives appropriate and therepeutic aftercare and holistic support for as well.

Linda has completed her nursing education program and is now a pediatric nurse in an intensive care of a children's hospital.

Linda's fiance works as a Case Management Supervisor at a state agency. They have planned their wedding for next Summer.