$1M ‘Safe Space’ Will Help Newark Women Battle Substance Abuse

NEWARK, NJ — Newark is about to get a new, $1.1 million “safe space” where women can find a helping hand in their battles against substance addiction.

Over the next three years, Integrity House – one of the largest nonprofit providers of substance use disorder treatment in New Jersey – will get $1.1 million to launch a women’s recovery center in Newark.

The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant will help Integrity House to create an “inclusive, trauma-informed hub for recovery” from substance use disorders, including opioid abuse.

According to Integrity House, the new center will offer:

• outreach and assessment and recovery services, including case management and care coordination
• family services
• housing assistance
• peer support, support groups and life skills development
• opportunities for community-involvement, wellness and recreational activities
• education and employment readiness activities
• tobacco cessation services

The Women’s Recovery Center will provide opportunities for people to connect with critical support as they fight for long-term recovery, President and CEO Robert Budsock said.

Integrity House also runs programs that provide “safe spaces” for women battling substance abuse in Secaucus, Jersey City, Kearny, Toms River and Morris Plains. The organization opened a residential recovery facility for men within Integrity House's Lincoln Park campus in Newark in 2014.

• See related article: Integrity House Teams With West Orange Police To Keep Heroin Off Streets
• See related article: Integrity House Celebrates 40 years in NJ

Integrity House got a big thumbs up from former president Barack Obama in 2015, with Obama calling the organization “a model for the good work that is being done around the nation.”

• See related article: President Obama Visits Integrity House

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