The Next Step, Inc - Treatment Center For Women

Provider Description

Mission: The Next Step is a unique program that empowers women with alcohol and other drug addictions to begin and sustain a life-long process of recovery through an individualized continuum of residential treatment and supportive living services.
The Next Step (TNS) is an addiction treatment center in Albany, NY. TNS addresses addiction as a primary, chronic, and progressive disease affecting the body, mind, and spirit of an individual. Treatment is tailored to meet the unique needs of women suffering from chemical dependence. Women referred to our program receive a comprehensive evaluation to determine individual treatment needs. TNS offers an a variety of programs, including our intensive residential treatment program in a brand new, customized home, a supportive living program, and a community transitional support program.
The caring and professional staff at The Next Step have demonstrated competency through credentials, experience and certification in the treatment of chemical dependence and the specific issues that confront women.

Programs We Offer
Intensive Residential Treatment
The Residence Program receives referrals from other rehabilitation centers, both short- and long-term, outpatient clinics, county agencies, the court system, and other agencies that use treatment as an alternative to incarceration. Women must be 18 years of age or older, in good physical health and mentally able to participate in program activities. A woman must also be able to demonstrate motivation towards her recovery. We understand that people present with coexisting disorders and are assessed for admission appropriateness on an individual basis.
Supportive Living
The Supportive Living Apartment Program provides women the opportunity to live in an apartment, with a roommate, while continuing to receive case management services from TNS. Residents attend community based outpatient services and volunteer or attend school at least four days a week.
Community Transitional Support
Our Community Transitional Support program offers support for women with children being returned to them from some type of alternative care arrangement and are entering the job market. CTSP offers a rental subsidy and supervision by a case manager. Women in CTSP are able to receive, for up to two years, an income-based rental subsidy based on net income that decreases as salary increases.


Admissions
The Residence:
Who can make a referral?
The Residence Program accepts referrals from other short-and-long-term rehabilitation centers, outpatient clinics, county agencies, the court system and agencies that offer treatment as an alternative to incarceration.
Supportive Living:
In addition to the referral sources cited above, the Supportive Living Program also accepts referrals from people who have recently successfully completed a long-term residential program either at TNS or a similar facility.
Eligibility Criteria:
Women must be 18 years of age or older, in good physical health and mentally able to participate in program activities. A woman must also be able to demonstrate motivation towards her recovery. We understand that individuals present with coexisting disorders, therefore all women referred to TNS are assessed for admission appropriateness on a case-by-case basis.
For admission to either program, please contact TNS Intake at 518-465-5249 or fax a release and relevant material to 518-462-0896.
Material will be reviewed and you will be contacted in as timely fashion as possible to continue the admissions process.

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